Exact bayesian inference for normal hierarchical models

2001 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-241
Author(s):  
Philip J. Everson
Cell Systems ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 480-490.e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Feigelman ◽  
Stefan Ganscha ◽  
Simon Hastreiter ◽  
Michael Schwarzfischer ◽  
Adam Filipczyk ◽  
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Author(s):  
Eric Thrane ◽  
Colm Talbot

AbstractThis is an introduction to Bayesian inference with a focus on hierarchical models and hyper-parameters. We write primarily for an audience of Bayesian novices, but we hope to provide useful insights for seasoned veterans as well. Examples are drawn from gravitational-wave astronomy, though we endeavour for the presentation to be understandable to a broader audience. We begin with a review of the fundamentals: likelihoods, priors, and posteriors. Next, we discuss Bayesian evidence, Bayes factors, odds ratios, and model selection. From there, we describe how posteriors are estimated using samplers such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithms and nested sampling. Finally, we generalise the formalism to discuss hyper-parameters and hierarchical models. We include extensive appendices discussing the creation of credible intervals, Gaussian noise, explicit marginalisation, posterior predictive distributions, and selection effects.


2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Fallaize ◽  
Theodore Kypraios

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (21) ◽  
pp. 3638-3645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris V Parag ◽  
Oliver G Pybus

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