SoftEvidence (bayesserver 11.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.bayesserver.inference.SoftEvidence

```
public final class SoftEvidence
extends Object
```
Helper methods for manipulating soft/virtual evidence. Evidence.setStates(Variable, double[])

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Table`	`divideByPrior(Table target, Table prior)`	Divides target soft evidence by an existing prior distribution or query.

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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - divideByPrior
```
public static Table divideByPrior(Table target,
                                  Table prior)
```
    Divides target soft evidence by an existing prior distribution or query. This is often used so that when the soft evidence is applied during inference, it cancels out the prior or query.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target -
    
    prior -
    
    Returns:
    
    The adjusted distribution.