G06N7005
Please help me predict the CPC LABEL for this patentPATENT ABSTRACT: An apparatus for estimating a characteristic of a posterior distribution includes a sampling section configured to generate a plurality of samples from a prior distribution, an obtaining section configured to obtain, for each sample among the plurality of samples, a likelihood of observation given the sample, a calculation section configured to calculate a parameter relating to a density at each sample in the prior distribution, and an estimation section configured to estimate, for the plurality of samples, a characteristic of the posterior distribution based on the parameter relating to the density at each sample and the likelihood of observation for each sample.