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Monte Carlo Methods in Bayesian Computation
β Scribed by Ming-Hui Chen, Qi-Man Shao, Joseph G. Ibrahim (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 398
- Series
- Springer Series in Statistics
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Sampling from the posterior distribution and computing posterior quantiΒ ties of interest using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) samples are two major challenges involved in advanced Bayesian computation. This book examines each of these issues in detail and focuses heavily on computΒ ing various posterior quantities of interest from a given MCMC sample. Several topics are addressed, including techniques for MCMC sampling, Monte Carlo (MC) methods for estimation of posterior summaries, improvΒ ing simulation accuracy, marginal posterior density estimation, estimation of normalizing constants, constrained parameter problems, Highest PosteΒ rior Density (HPD) interval calculations, computation of posterior modes, and posterior computations for proportional hazards models and Dirichlet process models. Also extensive discussion is given for computations inΒ volving model comparisons, including both nested and nonnested models. Marginal likelihood methods, ratios of normalizing constants, Bayes facΒ tors, the Savage-Dickey density ratio, Stochastic Search Variable Selection (SSVS), Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA), the reverse jump algorithm, and model adequacy using predictive and latent residual approaches are also discussed. The book presents an equal mixture of theory and real applications.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-18
Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling....Pages 19-66
Basic Monte Carlo Methods for Estimating Posterior Quantities....Pages 67-93
Estimating Marginal Posterior Densities....Pages 94-123
Estimating Ratios of Normalizing Constants....Pages 124-190
Monte Carlo Methods for Constrained Parameter Problems....Pages 191-212
Computing Bayesian Credible and HPD Intervals....Pages 213-235
Bayesian Approaches for Comparing Nonnested Models....Pages 236-266
Bayesian Variable Selection....Pages 267-306
Other Topics....Pages 307-355
Back Matter....Pages 356-387
β¦ Subjects
Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs
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