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Recitation 3. Steve Gu Jan 31 2008. Outline. Part I: Review of LDSDDS Linear, Deterministic, Stationary, Discrete, Dynamic System Example: Google’s PageRank Part II: From Deterministic to Stochastic Randomness Some histograms. Part I. Review of LDSDDS. Review of LDSDDS. For example:.
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Recitation 3 Steve Gu Jan 31 2008
Outline • Part I: Review of LDSDDS • Linear, Deterministic, Stationary, Discrete, Dynamic System • Example: Google’s PageRank • Part II: From Deterministic to Stochastic • Randomness • Some histograms
Review of LDSDDS For example:
Review of LDSDDS • Interested? • Confused? • Doubted? • Bored? • Hey! Let’s take a real example
PageRank • PageRank was developed at Stanford University by Larry Page (hence the name Page-Rank[1]) and later Sergey Brin as part of a research project about a new kind of search engine. The project started in 1995 and led to a functional prototype, named Google, in 1998
PageRank How to rank the importance of web pages?
PageRank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PageRanks-Example.svg
PageRank: Modelling Votes PR(v) is the PageRank of v L(v) is the number of pages linked to v PR(u) is a collection of votes by pages linked to it!
PageRank • For example: A receives 3 votes B receives 1 votes C receives 1 votes D receives none B C A D
PageRank: Dynamic Systems? For N pages, say p1,…,pN Write the Equation to compute PageRank as: where l(i,j) is define to be:
PageRank: Dynamic Systems? • Written in Matrix Form: F Look familiar?
PageRank: Dynamic Systems? • Usually there is a damping factor d, which is used to guarantee convergence, that is:
PageRank: Dynamic Systems! • PageRank is fully described by a LDSDDS • There is no magic here! • Ideas change the world (e.g. Google) • LDSDDS is simple • LDSDDS is powerful • LDSDDS is useful • LDSDDS is beautiful
Part II From Deterministic to Stochastic
Randomness • Stock Prices • Games (Poker, Casino, etc) • Biology: Evolution, Mutation • Physics: Quantum Mechanics • … • Is the world deterministic or stochastic?
Review • LDSDDS • Uncover the secret: Google’s PageRank • DeterministicStochastic • That’s more fascinating • Welcome to the Stochastic World!
The End • Thank you • Q&A