
Thesis
Please download a copy of my thesis here as a *.pdf (Thesis.pdf), *.ps (Thesis.ps) Or *.zip (Thesis.zip).
Or download a particular Chapter of interest for easy reference as *.pdf or (*.ps)
Chapter One - The introduction to my project and the problem. (Chapter One.ps)
Chapter Two
- This chapter gives the background to the domain and discusses past and current
research
used to monitor the water quality of the beaches of Sydney Harbour.
(Chapter Two.ps)
Chapter Three -Introduces Bayesian Networks. Discusses a number of previous
applications of Bayesian
Networks, how to use different Knowledge Engineering
processes when developing
Bayesian Networks and how Netica's learning
algorithms work. (Chapter Three.ps)
Chapter Four - Describes the methods used in the project and what was done
to overcome problems
when they arouse. In particular the data used in the
project and the structures
developed in Netica.
(Chapter Four.ps)
Chapter Five - The results of the project are presented - specifically a model
like the current EPA
guidelines, a short extension of this with more rainfall
days included and another
with the Water Temperature, Sunny, Raining and Drain
flowing at the time of the
bacteria sample.
(Chapter Five.ps)
Chapter Six - A short conclusion and future work. (Chapter Five.ps)