Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models

We consider Bayesian model choice for the setting where the observed data are partially observed realisations of a stochastic population process. A new method for computing Bayes factors is described which avoids the need to use reversible jump approaches. The key idea is to perform inference for a...

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Main Authors: O'Neill, Philip D., Kypraios, Theodore
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: University of Nottingham 2014
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/1/ONeill_Kypraios_mixtures.pdf
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spelling nottingham-278612018-06-26T12:29:16Z http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/ Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models O'Neill, Philip D. Kypraios, Theodore We consider Bayesian model choice for the setting where the observed data are partially observed realisations of a stochastic population process. A new method for computing Bayes factors is described which avoids the need to use reversible jump approaches. The key idea is to perform inference for a hypermodel in which the competing models are components of a mixture distribution. The method itself has fairly general applicability. The methods are illustrated using simple population process models and stochastic epidemics. University of Nottingham 2014 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/1/ONeill_Kypraios_mixtures.pdf O'Neill, Philip D. and Kypraios, Theodore (2014) Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models. Working Paper. University of Nottingham. (Unpublished)
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description We consider Bayesian model choice for the setting where the observed data are partially observed realisations of a stochastic population process. A new method for computing Bayes factors is described which avoids the need to use reversible jump approaches. The key idea is to perform inference for a hypermodel in which the competing models are components of a mixture distribution. The method itself has fairly general applicability. The methods are illustrated using simple population process models and stochastic epidemics.
format Monograph
author O'Neill, Philip D.
Kypraios, Theodore
spellingShingle O'Neill, Philip D.
Kypraios, Theodore
Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
author_facet O'Neill, Philip D.
Kypraios, Theodore
author_sort O'Neill, Philip D.
title Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
title_short Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
title_full Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
title_fullStr Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
title_full_unstemmed Bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
title_sort bayesian model choice via mixture distributions with application to epidemics and population process models
publisher University of Nottingham
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27861/1/ONeill_Kypraios_mixtures.pdf
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