DrSMC : a sequential Monte Carlo sampler for deterministic relationships on continuous random variables

Computing posterior distributions over variables linked by deterministic constraints is a recurrent problem in Bayesian analysis. Such problems can arise due to censoring, identifiability issues, or other considerations. It is well-known that standard implementations of Monte Carlo inference strateg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spencer, Neil
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54647