贝叶斯分类模型的改进及其应用

利用加权贝叶斯分类模型对北京科技大学本科生英语四级考试通过率进行预测.通过对误判数据的分析,调整贝叶斯分类器的判别条件,改进了加权贝叶斯分类模型.实验表明,改进后的模型大大提高了预测结果的准确性.此外,还引入了学生“潜力因子”的概念,为教学与学习提供了个性化的提示和有针对性的建议.     

二元响应模型的选择

本文在中、小样本试验数据下,研究响应模型的选择问题.文中给出了一个四参数分布族,变化其中两个参数的取值可以得到四种常见的响应分布模型.从而,将四种常见响应分布的选择问题,转化为该分布族的参数检验问题.     

一个捕捉与再捕捉模型的贝叶斯分析

本文在无信息先验和Jeffreys先验下 ,就捕捉与再捕捉试验和多次重复的捕捉与再捕捉试验两种情况 ,推导了封闭总体中个体总数N的贝叶斯点估计与区间估计 ,并计算了一个实例     

Semiparametric Bayesian Regression via Potts Model

We consider Bayesian nonparametric regression through random partition models. Our approach involves the construction of a covariate-dependent prior distribution on partitions of individuals. Our goal is to use covariate information to improve predictive inference. To do so, we propose a prior on partitions based on the Potts clustering model associated with the observed covariates. This drives by covariate proximity both the formation of clusters, and the prior predictive distribution. The resulting prior model is flexible enough to support many different types of likelihood models. We focus the discussion on nonparametric regression. Implementation details are discussed for the specific case of multivariate multiple linear regression. The proposed model performs well in terms of model fitting and prediction when compared to other alternative nonparametric regression approaches. We illustrate the methodology with an application to the health status of nations at the turn of the 21st century. Supplementary materials are available online.     

一个贝叶斯离散可靠性增长模型(英)

本文提出了一个贝叶斯离散可靠性增长模型．假设一个产品的开发过程由m个阶段组成．在每一个阶段中，都进行一个成败型寿命试验．在试验结束后，再分析其结果，然后对产品进行修改或重新设计，以期提高产品的可靠性．如果产品的失效可分为不可修复的以及可修复的两种．假定产品的不可修复失效概率在各个阶段中保持相同，而可修复失效概率随着试验阶段的增加而减少．     

A Bayesian Model for Root Computation

A univariate polynomial over the real or the complex numbers is given approximately. We present a Bayesian method for the computation of the posterior probabilities of different multiplicity patterns. The method is based on interpreting the root computation problem as an inverse problem which is then treated in the Bayesian framework. The method can be used to select the most probable multiplicity pattern when the coefficients of a univariate polynomial are not known exactly. The method is illustrated by several numerical examples.     

A Bayesian Model of Panic in Belief

One common principle in the study of belief is what has been called the “consensual validation of reality”: the idea that persons in highly inbred social networks alter their beliefs regarding the external world by repeated interaction with each other rather than by direct observation. This notion accounts for phenomena such as panics, in which a substantial number of actors in a given population suddenly converge to (typically unsubstantiated) beliefs. In this paper, a Bayesian conditional probability model will be used to explore the conditions necessary for such outcomes, and alternative results will be likewise documented. Finally, suggestions for operationalization of the Bayesian model in experimental research will be given, along with some implications of the theory for common phenomena such as the propagation of ideas by media sources, organizational rumors, and polarization of group opinion.     

线性回归模型的Bayes统计推断

Bayes方法虽融合了样本信息和先验信息,但利用的先验信息都是有历史经验和专家估计所得,因此可靠度不高。该文研究了正态线性回归模型：Y=Xβ＋e,e—N（0,σ^2。L）,其中σ^2已知,β为未知参数向量,对传统的Bayes方法进行了改进,即把Bayes方法中的后验信息作为改进Bayes的无验信息并融合样本信息进行统计推断,在二次损失函数下得到了β的改进的Bayes估计。由于改进的Bayes方法的先验信息中有样本信息,因此其准确度比传统的Bayes方法准确度更高。     

Bayesian Inference in the Noncentral Student-t Model

This article takes up Bayesian inference in linear models with disturbances from a noncentral Student-t distribution. The distribution is useful when both long tails and asymmetry are features of the data. The distribution can be expressed as a location-scale mixture of normals with inverse weights distributed according to a chi-square distribution. The computations are performed using Gibbs sampling with data augmentation. An empirical application to Standard and Poor's stock returns indicates that posterior odds strongly favor a noncentral Student-t specification over its symmetric counterpart.     

On the Bayesian Mixture Model and Identifiability

This article is concerned with Bayesian mixture models and identifiability issues. There are two sources of unidentifiability: the well-known likelihood invariance under label switching and the perhaps less well-known parameter identifiability problem. When using latent allocation variables determined by the mixture model, these sources of unidentifiability create arbitrary labeling that renders estimation of the model very difficult. We endeavor to tackle these problems by proposing a prior distribution on the allocations, which provides an explicit interpretation for the labeling by removing gaps with high probability. We propose a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation method and present supporting illustrations.     

Bayesian Inference for the One-Factor Copula Model

We develop efficient Bayesian inference for the one-factor copula model with two significant contributions over existing methodologies. First, our approach leads to straightforward inference on dependence parameters and the latent factor; only inference on the former is available under frequentist alternatives. Second, we develop a reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm that averages over models constructed from different bivariate copula building blocks. Our approach accommodates any combination of discrete and continuous margins. Through extensive simulations, we compare the computational and Monte Carlo efficiency of alternative proposed sampling schemes. The preferred algorithm provides reliable inference on parameters, the latent factor, and model space. The potential of the methodology is highlighted in an empirical study of 10 binary measures of socio-economic deprivation collected for 11,463 East Timorese households. The importance of conducting inference on the latent factor is motivated by constructing a poverty index using estimates of the factor. Compared to a linear Gaussian factor model, our model average improves out-of-sample fit. The relationships between the poverty index and observed variables uncovered by our approach are diverse and allow for a richer and more precise understanding of the dependence between overall deprivation and individual measures of well-being.     

Bayesian Ising Graphical Model for Variable Selection

In this article, we propose a new Bayesian variable selection (BVS) approach via the graphical model and the Ising model, which we refer to as the “Bayesian Ising graphical model” (BIGM). The BIGM is developed by showing that the BVS problem based on the linear regression model can be considered as a complete graph and described by an Ising model with random interactions. There are several advantages of our BIGM: it is easy to (i) employ the single-site updating and cluster updating algorithm, both of which are suitable for problems with small sample sizes and a larger number of variables, (ii) extend this approach to nonparametric regression models, and (iii) incorporate graphical prior information. In our BIGM, the interactions are determined by the linear model coefficients, so we systematically study the performance of different scale normal mixture priors for the model coefficients by adopting the global-local shrinkage strategy. Our results indicate that the best prior for the model coefficients in terms of variable selection should place substantial weight on small, nonzero shrinkage. The methods are illustrated with simulated and real data. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.     

基于MCMC模拟的贝叶斯厚尾金融随机波动模型分析

针对现有金融时间序列模型建模方法难以刻画模型参数的渐变性问题,利用贝叶斯分析方法构建贝叶斯厚尾SV模型。首先对反映波动性特征的厚尾金融随机波动模型(SV-T)进行贝叶斯分析,构造了基于Gibbs抽样的MCMC数值计算过程进行仿真分析,并利用DIC准则对SV-N模型和SV-T模型进行优劣比较。研究结果表明:在模拟我国股市的波动性方面,SV-T模型比SV-N模型更优,更能反应我国股市的尖峰厚尾的特性,并且证明了我国股市具有很强的波动持续性。     

Regression Estimation from Grouped Observations

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基于DNA微阵列数据分析的分级Bayes模型

如何分离出少量区别不同组织类型的特异性基因是DNA微阵列数据分析中的主要问题,特别是构建恰当的统计模型来刻画这些不同组织类型的DNA表达形式尤为重要.为此,基于基因DNA微阵列数据的特点,我们假定对数变换后的微阵列数据服从混合正态分布.我们采用分级Bayesian先验刻画不同基因的相关性,利用分级Bayesian方法构建模型,给出了刻画不同组织基因表达的差异的一个标准,用MCMC迭代计算该标准.模拟计算表明我们的模型具有较好的识别能力.     

A Bayesian Sampling Approach to Regression Model Checking

A necessary step in any regression analysis is checking the fit of the model to the data. Graphical methods are often employed to allow visualization of features that the data should exhibit if the model holds. Judging whether such features are present or absent in any particular diagnostic plot can be problematic. In this article I take a Bayesian approach to aid in this task. The “unusualness” of some data with respect to a model can be assessed using the predictive distribution of the data under the model; an alternative is to use the posterior predictive distribution. Both approaches can be given a sampling interpretation that can then be used to enhance regression diagnostic plots such as marginal model plots.     

三段直线回归模型的贝叶斯分析

对于三段直线回归模型,本文利用贝叶斯观点,给出了转换点和参数的边沿后验分布,参数的条件后验分布和它的点估计     

多重线性回归模型的贝叶斯预报分析

多重线性回归模型的贝叶斯预报分析是贝叶斯线性模型理论的重要组成部分。通过模型系统的统计结构，证明了矩阵正态-Wishart分布为模型参数的共轭先验分布；利用贝叶斯定理，根据模型的样本似然函数和参数的先验分布推导了参数的后验分布；然后，从数学上严格推断了模型的预报分布密度函数，证明了模型预报分布为矩阵t分布。研究结果表明：由于参数先验分布的作用，样本的预报分布与其原统计分布有着本质性的差异，前服从矩阵正态分布，而后为矩阵t分布。