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杂论：正值变量的一类多元分布AI 解读

In the context of parametric survival analysis, it is necessary to specify probability distributions on (0, ∞). Typically, the exponential, Weibull, gamma, Pareto or log-normal is used. However, attempts to generalise these distributions to a multivariate setting have proved problematic. This paper introduces a univariate family of distributions, called the beta-log-normal family, motivated by a mixture representation of some of the more typical distributions and which…

利用辅助变量对贝叶斯非共轭与层级模型进行 Gibbs 抽样AI 解读

Summary We demonstrate the use of auxiliary (or latent) variables for sampling non-standard densities which arise in the context of the Bayesian analysis of non-conjugate and hierarchical models by using a Gibbs sampler. Their strategic use can result in a Gibbs sampler having easily sampled full conditionals. We propose such a procedure to simplify or speed up the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. The strength of this approach lies in its generality and its ease of…