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1.1 Biography of James O. Berger |
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1.2 The Frontiers of Research at SAMSI |
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1.2.1 Research Topics from Past SAMSI Programs |
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1.2.2 Research Topics from Current SAMSI Programs |
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22 | (2) |
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1.2.3 Research Topics in Future Programs |
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2 Objective Bayesian Inference with Applications |
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2.1 Bayesian Reference Analysis of the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium |
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32 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Objective Precise Bayesian Testing |
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33 | (2) |
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2.1.3 Testing for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium |
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41 | (3) |
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2.2 Approximate Reference Priors in the Presence of Latent Structure |
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44 | (12) |
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45 | (2) |
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2.2.3 The Case with Nuisance Parameters |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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2.3 Reference Priors for Empirical Likelihoods |
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56 | (13) |
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2.3.1 Empirical Likelihood |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Relative Entropy Reference Priors |
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61 | (4) |
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2.3.4 Hellinger Reference Prior |
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65 | (1) |
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2.3.5 Chi-square Reference Prior |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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3 Bayesian Decision Based Estimation and Predictive Inference |
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69 | (44) |
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3.1 Bayesian Shrinkage Estimation |
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69 | (14) |
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3.1.1 Some Intuition into Shrinkage Estimation |
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70 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Some Theory for the Normal Case with Covariance σ2I |
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72 | (5) |
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3.1.3 Results for Known Σ and General Quadratic Loss |
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3.1.4 Conclusion and Extensions |
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82 | (1) |
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3.2 Bayesian Predictive Density Estimation |
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83 | (12) |
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3.2.1 Prediction for the Multivariate Normal Distribution |
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85 | (3) |
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3.2.2 Predictive Density Estimation for Linear Regression |
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88 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Multiple Shrinkage Predictive Density Estimation |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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3.3 Automated Bias-variance Trade-off: Intuitive Inadmissibility or Inadmissible Intuition? |
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3.3.1 Always a Good Question |
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3.3.2 Gene-Environment Interaction and a Misguided Insight |
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97 | (3) |
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3.3.3 Understanding Partially Bayes Methods |
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100 | (3) |
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3.3.4 Completing M&C's Argument |
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103 | (2) |
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3.3.5 Learning through Exam: The Actual Qualifying Exam Problem |
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3.3.6 Interweaving Research and Pedagogy: The Actual Annotated Solution |
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107 | (4) |
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3.3.7 A Piece of Inadmissible Cake? |
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4 Bayesian Model Selection and Hypothesis Tests |
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4.1 Performance of Bayesian Model Selection Criteria for Gaussian Mixture Models |
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113 | (17) |
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4.1.1 Bayesian Model Selection for Mixture Models |
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114 | (4) |
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4.1.2 A Unit Information Prior for Mixture Models |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (1) |
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4.2 How Large Should the Training Sample Be? |
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4.2.1 General Methodology |
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131 | (4) |
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4.2.2 An Exact Calculation |
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135 | (7) |
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4.2.3 Discussion of the FivePercent-Cubic-Root Rule |
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142 | (1) |
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4.3 A Conservative Property of Bayesian Hypothesis Tests |
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142 | (4) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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4.4 An Assessment of the Performance of Bayesian Model Averaging in the Linear Model |
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146 | (11) |
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4.4.1 Assessment of BMA Performance |
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148 | (1) |
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4.4.2 A Simulation Study of BMA Performance |
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149 | (6) |
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5 Bayesian Inference for Complex Computer Models |
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5.1 A Methodological Review of Computer Models |
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157 | (11) |
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5.1.1 Computer Models and Emulators |
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158 | (1) |
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5.1.2 The Discrepancy (Bias) Function |
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159 | (4) |
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5.1.3 Confounding of Tuning and Bias |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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5.2 Computer Model Calibration with Multivariate Spatial Output |
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168 | (17) |
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5.2.1 Computer Model Calibration with Spatial Output |
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170 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Calibration with Multivariate Spatial Output |
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172 | (4) |
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5.2.3 Application to Climate Parameter Inference |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (5) |
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6 Bayesian Nonparametrics and Semi-parametrics |
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185 | (34) |
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6.1 Bayesian Nonparametric Goodness of Fit Tests |
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185 | (9) |
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6.1.1 An Early Application of Bayesian Ideas in Goodness of Fit Problems |
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187 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Testing a Point Null versus Non-parametric Alternatives |
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187 | (2) |
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6.1.3 Posterior Consistency for a Composite Goodness of Fit Test |
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189 | (3) |
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6.1.4 Bayesian Goodness of Fit Tests |
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192 | (2) |
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6.2 Species Sampling Model and Its Application to Bayesian Statistics |
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194 | (13) |
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196 | (5) |
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6.2.2 Construction Methods for EPPFs |
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201 | (3) |
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6.2.3 Statistical Applications |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
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6.3 Hierarchical Models, Nested Models, and Completely Random Measures |
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207 | (12) |
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6.3.1 Completely Random Measures |
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208 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Marginal Probabilities |
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210 | (2) |
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6.3.3 Hierarchical Models |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (2) |
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7 Bayesian Influence and Frequentist Interface |
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219 | (38) |
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7.1 Bayesian Influence Methods |
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219 | (18) |
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7.1.1 Bayesian Case Influence Measures |
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221 | (5) |
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7.1.2 Bayesian Global and Local Robustness |
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226 | (7) |
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7.1.3 An Illustrative Example |
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233 | (4) |
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7.2 The Choice Of Nonsubjeclive Priors on Hyperparametcrs for Hierarchical Bayes Models |
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237 | (10) |
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7.2.1 Probability Matching in Small Area Estimation |
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240 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Frequentist Evaluation of Posterior Variance |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (2) |
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7.3 Exact Matching Inference for a Multivariale Normal Model |
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247 | (10) |
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249 | (3) |
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8 Bayesian Clinical Trials |
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257 | (28) |
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8.1 Application of a Bayesian Doubly Optimal Group Sequential Design for Clinical Trials |
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257 | (13) |
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8.1.1 A Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial |
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257 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Bayesian Doubly Optimal Group Sequential Designs |
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259 | (3) |
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8.1.3 Application of BDOGS to the Lung Cancer Trial |
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262 | (7) |
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269 | (1) |
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8.2 Experimental Design and Sample Size Computations for Longitudinal Models |
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270 | (7) |
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8.2.1 Covariates and Missing Data |
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271 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Simulating the Predictive Distributions of the Bayes Factor |
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271 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Sample Size for a New Repeated Measures Pediatric Pain Study |
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272 | (5) |
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8.3 A Bayes Rule for Subgroup Reporting |
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277 | (8) |
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8.3.2 Subgroup Selection as a Decision Problem |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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9 Bayesian Methods for Genomics, Molecular and Systems Biology |
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285 | (42) |
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9.1 Bayesian Modelling for Biological Annotation of Gene Expression Pathway Signatures |
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285 | (18) |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (3) |
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9.1.3 Evaluation and Illustrations |
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293 | (3) |
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9.1.4 Applications to Hormonal Pathways in Breast Cancer |
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296 | (4) |
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9.1.5 Theoretical and Algorithmic Details |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (1) |
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9.2 Bayesian Methods for Network-Structured Genomics Data |
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303 | (13) |
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9.2.1 Bayesian Variable Selection with a Markov Random Field Prior |
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304 | (5) |
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309 | (6) |
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9.2.3 Discussion and Future Direction |
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315 | (1) |
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9.3 Bayesian Phylogenetics |
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316 | (11) |
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9.3.1 Statistical Phyloalignment |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (3) |
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10 Bayesian Data Mining and Machine Learning |
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327 | (50) |
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10.1 Bayesian Model-based Principal Component Analysis |
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327 | (19) |
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10.1.1 Random Principal Components |
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329 | (2) |
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10.1.2 Piecewise RPC Models |
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331 | (3) |
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10.1.3 Principal Components Clustering |
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334 | (3) |
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10.1.4 Reversible Jump Proposals |
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337 | (3) |
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10.1.5 Experimental Results |
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340 | (6) |
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10.2 Priors on the Variance in Sparse Bayesian Learning: the demi-Bayesian Lasso |
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346 | (14) |
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10.2.1 Background and Notation |
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347 | (3) |
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10.2.2 The demi-Bayesian Lasso |
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350 | (4) |
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10.2.3 Experiments and Results |
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354 | (5) |
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359 | (1) |
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10.3 Hierarchical Bayesian Mixed-Membership Models and Latent Pattern Discovery |
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360 | (17) |
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10.3.1 Characterizing HBMM Models |
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363 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Strategies for Model Choice |
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364 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Case Study: PNAS 1997-2001 |
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365 | (4) |
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10.3.4 Case Study: Disability Profiles |
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369 | (5) |
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374 | (3) |
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11 Bayesian Inference in Political Science, Finance, and Marketing Research |
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377 | (42) |
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11.1 Prior Distributions for Bayesian Data Analysis in Political Science |
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377 | (6) |
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11.1.1 Statistics in Political Science |
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378 | (1) |
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11.1.2 Mixture Models and Different Ways of Encoding Prior Information |
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379 | (1) |
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11.1.3 Incorporating Extra Information Using Poststratification |
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380 | (1) |
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11.1.4 Prior Distributions for Varying-Intercept, Varying-Slope Multilevel Regressions |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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11.2 Bayesian Computation in Finance |
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383 | (13) |
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11.2.1 Empirical Bayesian Asset Pricing |
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384 | (1) |
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11.2.2 Bayesian Inference via SMC |
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385 | (3) |
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11.2.3 Bayesian Inference via MCMC |
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388 | (8) |
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396 | (1) |
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11.3 Simulation-based-Estimation in Portfolio Selection |
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396 | (14) |
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11.3.1 Basic Asset Allocation |
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398 | (7) |
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11.3.2 Optimum Portfolios by MCMC |
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405 | (4) |
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409 | (1) |
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11.4 Bayesian Multidimensional Scaling and Its Applications in Marketing Research |
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410 | (9) |
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11.4.1 Bayesian Vector MDS Models |
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412 | (2) |
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11.4.2 A Marketing Application |
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414 | (2) |
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11.4.3 Discussion and Future Research |
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416 | (3) |
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12 Bayesian Categorical Data Analysis |
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419 | (48) |
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419 | (17) |
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420 | (6) |
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12.1.2 Examples of Good Smoothing |
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426 | (4) |
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12.1.3 Smoothing Hitting Rates in Baseball |
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430 | (5) |
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435 | (1) |
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12.2 Bayesian Analysis of Matched Pair Data |
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436 | (15) |
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12.2.1 Item Response Models |
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437 | (2) |
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12.2.2 Bayesian Analysis of Matched Case-Control Data |
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439 | (6) |
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12.2.3 Some Equivalence Results in Matched Case-Control Studies |
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445 | (3) |
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448 | (1) |
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12.3 Bayesian Choice of Links and Computation for Binary Response Data |
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451 | (16) |
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12.3.1 The Binary Regression Models |
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451 | (3) |
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12.3.2 Prior and Posterior Distributions |
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454 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Computational Development |
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454 | (7) |
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461 | (3) |
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464 | (3) |
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13 Bayesian Geophysical, Spatial and Temporal Statistics |
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467 | (46) |
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13.1 Modeling Spatial Gradients on Response Surfaces |
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467 | (17) |
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13.1.1 Directional Derivative Processes |
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469 | (2) |
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13.1.2 Mean Surface Gradients |
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471 | (2) |
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13.1.3 Posterior Inference for Gradients |
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473 | (2) |
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13.1.4 Gradients under Spatial Dirichlet Processes |
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475 | (2) |
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477 | (6) |
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13.1.6 Concluding Remarks |
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483 | (1) |
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13.2 Non-Gaussian Hierarchical Generalized Linear Geostatistical Model Selection |
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484 | (13) |
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13.2.1 A Review on the Generalized Linear Geostatistical Model |
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486 | (1) |
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13.2.2 Generalized Extreme Value Link Model |
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487 | (2) |
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13.2.3 Prior and Posterior Distributions for the GLGM Model under Different Links |
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489 | (1) |
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13.2.4 A Simulated Data Example |
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490 | (2) |
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13.2.5 Analysis of Celastrus Orbiculatus Data |
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492 | (4) |
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496 | (1) |
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13.3 Objective Bayesian Analysis for Gaussian Random Fields |
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497 | (16) |
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13.3.1 Gaussian Random Field Models |
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498 | (1) |
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13.3.2 Integrated Likelihoods |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (3) |
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503 | (2) |
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13.3.5 Other Spatial Models |
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505 | (2) |
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13.3.6 Further Properties |
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507 | (1) |
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13.3.7 Multi-Parameter Cases |
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508 | (3) |
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13.3.8 Discussion and Some Open Problems |
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511 | (2) |
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14 Posterior Simulation and Monte Carlo Methods |
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513 | (42) |
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14.1 Importance Sampling Methods for Bayesian Discrimination between Embedded Models |
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513 | (14) |
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14.1.1 The Pima Indian Benchmark Model |
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514 | (3) |
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14.1.2 The Basic Monte Carlo Solution |
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517 | (1) |
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14.1.3 Usual Importance Sampling Approximations |
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518 | (2) |
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14.1.4 Bridge Sampling Methodology |
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520 | (3) |
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14.1.5 Harmonic Mean Approximations |
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523 | (2) |
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14.1.6 Exploiting Functional Equalities |
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525 | (2) |
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527 | (1) |
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14.2 Bayesian Computation and the Linear Model |
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527 | (18) |
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14.2.1 Bayesian Linear Models |
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529 | (2) |
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14.2.2 Algorithms for Variable Selection and Shrinkage |
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531 | (6) |
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537 | (8) |
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545 | (1) |
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14.3 MCMC for Constrained Parameter and Sample Spaces |
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545 | (10) |
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547 | (2) |
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14.3.2 Example: Modeling Correlation Matrices |
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549 | (1) |
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550 | (1) |
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14.3.4 Classes of Models Suitable for Shadow Prior Augmentations |
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551 | (1) |
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552 | (3) |
References |
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Author Index |
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615 | (12) |
Subject Index |
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