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Bayesian Analysis with Python

You're reading from   Bayesian Analysis with Python Introduction to statistical modeling and probabilistic programming using PyMC3 and ArviZ

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789341652
Length 356 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Osvaldo Martin Osvaldo Martin
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Thinking Probabilistically FREE CHAPTER 2. Programming Probabilistically 3. Modeling with Linear Regression 4. Generalizing Linear Models 5. Model Comparison 6. Mixture Models 7. Gaussian Processes 8. Inference Engines 9. Where To Go Next?
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Diagnosing the samples

This section is focused on diagnostic samples for Metropolis and NUTS. Since we are approximating the posterior with a finite number of samples, is important to check whether we have a valid sample—otherwise any analysis from it will be totally flawed. There are several tests we can perform, some are visual and some are quantitative. These tests are designed to spot problems with our samples, but they are unable to prove we have the correct distribution; they can only provide evidence that the sample seems reasonable. If we find problems with the sample, the are many solutions to try:

  • Increase the number of samples.
  • Remove a number of samples from the beginning of the trace. This is known as burn-in. The PyMC3 tuning phase helps reduce the need for burn-in.
  • Modify sampler parameters, such as increasing the length of the tuning phase, or increase...
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