Reversible Jump MCMC
I want to introduce RJMCMC and demonstrate how it can be programmed in Stata. To understand this algorithm, you really do need to know a little about the basis of Metropolis-Hastings, so this week I will run through the ideas behind the equations. A bit of algebra I am afraid, but once it is out […]
Google Flu Trends
I am always on the lookout for interesting medical data sets that I can use for teaching and the other day, quite by accident, I came across “Google flu trends”. This is an internet project operated by Google that estimates the numbers of cases of influenza each week in 25 different countries. The records go back to […]
Solutions to the Exercises: Chapter 3 – Question 2
Last time I presented my solution to the first question at the end of chapter 3 of ‘Bayesian analysis with Stata’ and this time I want to consider question 2 from the same chapter. Question 2 This question analyses some data on the prevalence of very pre-term births (VPT) in Europe using a small 1997 […]
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