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Welcome to the brms-users mailing list. Here you can ask any questions related to the R package brms that implements Bayesian generalized non-linear multilevel models using Stan. See also

https://github.com/paul-buerkner/brms/issues

for a list of open issues.

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glae...@gmail.com, Paul Buerkner3

6/29/18

Howto re-use compiled model with "save_dso = TRUE"

Wow, that was a lightning speed response time. Thank you so much. I'll sign up for discourse and

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Howto re-use compiled model with "save_dso = TRUE"

Wow, that was a lightning speed response time. Thank you so much. I'll sign up for discourse and

6/29/18

Bell, … Laure W.6

6/13/18

Multivariate Non-Linear Priors

Thank you, I will do that. Op wo 13 jun. 2018 15:13 schreef Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com

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Multivariate Non-Linear Priors

Thank you, I will do that. Op wo 13 jun. 2018 15:13 schreef Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com

6/13/18

KK, Paul Buerkner2

6/8/18

BRMS running time

brms Users is no longer the supported forum for brms. please ask again the the Stan forum on

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BRMS running time

brms Users is no longer the supported forum for brms. please ask again the the Stan forum on

6/8/18

6/6/18

Compilation ERROR when running on lsf cluster Interactive mode

Hello folks, I am wondering if someone could help. While running in interactive mode on a lsf cluster

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Compilation ERROR when running on lsf cluster Interactive mode

Hello folks, I am wondering if someone could help. While running in interactive mode on a lsf cluster

6/6/18

Edward Patzelt, Paul Buerkner2

6/2/18

Try specifying initial values, reducing ranges of constrained values, or reparameterizing the model

The brms forums have moved to http://discourse.mc-stan.org/. Please ask your question there. Am

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Try specifying initial values, reducing ranges of constrained values, or reparameterizing the model

The brms forums have moved to http://discourse.mc-stan.org/. Please ask your question there. Am

6/2/18

Jonathan David Jarrett, Paul Buerkner2

4/30/18

re: Interaction term in brms

The brms forums have moved to http://discourse.mc-stan.org/. Would you mind asking your question

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re: Interaction term in brms

The brms forums have moved to http://discourse.mc-stan.org/. Would you mind asking your question

4/30/18

Paul Buerkner, … Frank Harrell3

4/25/18

brms is moving to Discourse!

discourse.org is a great choice! Frank Harrell On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 2:35:18 AM UTC-5, Paul

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brms is moving to Discourse!

discourse.org is a great choice! Frank Harrell On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 2:35:18 AM UTC-5, Paul

4/25/18

David Sidhu, Paul Buerkner4

4/17/18

About when to drop correlation between random intercept and slope

You can specify (1+IV2|Subject) + (0+IV1|Subject) so that Intercept and IV2 will be modeled as

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About when to drop correlation between random intercept and slope

You can specify (1+IV2|Subject) + (0+IV1|Subject) so that Intercept and IV2 will be modeled as

4/17/18

Edward Patzelt, Paul Buerkner3

4/17/18

Error bars using marginal_effects()

Thanks Paul! On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:08:45 AM UTC-4, Paul Buerkner wrote: 95% credible

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Error bars using marginal_effects()

Thanks Paul! On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:08:45 AM UTC-4, Paul Buerkner wrote: 95% credible

4/17/18

Edward Patzelt, Paul Buerkner5

4/17/18

Posterior sampling of beta difference

Thanks Paul! On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:09:52 AM UTC-4, Paul Buerkner wrote: This interpretation

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Posterior sampling of beta difference

Thanks Paul! On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:09:52 AM UTC-4, Paul Buerkner wrote: This interpretation

4/17/18

Derek Powell, Paul Buerkner3

4/17/18

Pass posterior of model1 in as prior for model2 ?

Thanks Paul! I hadn't thought about correlations among parameters but that's now obviously a

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Pass posterior of model1 in as prior for model2 ?

Thanks Paul! I hadn't thought about correlations among parameters but that's now obviously a

4/17/18

Daniel, Paul Buerkner2

4/17/18

Longitudinal data analysis - is correlation of random effects with fixed effects an issue?

1) This is correct. 2) I don't really know to be honest. If this *really* was an issue, I assume

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Longitudinal data analysis - is correlation of random effects with fixed effects an issue?

1) This is correct. 2) I don't really know to be honest. If this *really* was an issue, I assume

4/17/18

Antonio José Cañada Martínez, Paul Buerkner2

4/16/18

prediction without random effect and autocor

That's because when using cor_ar(~time|nhc) it will change its predictions based on the observed

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prediction without random effect and autocor

That's because when using cor_ar(~time|nhc) it will change its predictions based on the observed

4/16/18

Matthew McGee, Paul Buerkner4

4/16/18

Models with only sigma of a response

If "X" is complex (with random effects etc.) then of course it may make a huge difference.

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Models with only sigma of a response

If "X" is complex (with random effects etc.) then of course it may make a huge difference.

4/16/18

Tiril Borge, … Paul Buerkner7

4/16/18

LOOIC value of brm model

Thank you very much for your responses! Regards, Tiril On 14 April 2018 at 21:11, Paul Buerkner <

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LOOIC value of brm model

Thank you very much for your responses! Regards, Tiril On 14 April 2018 at 21:11, Paul Buerkner <

4/16/18

Luke Holman, Paul Buerkner2

4/14/18

Understanding multivariate model with cov_ranef argument

cov_ranef species the correlation / covariance between different levels of the **same** random effect

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Understanding multivariate model with cov_ranef argument

cov_ranef species the correlation / covariance between different levels of the **same** random effect

4/14/18

Emily Butler, Paul Buerkner8

4/13/18

correlation structures for residuals

ok, will do.... On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com> wrote

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correlation structures for residuals

ok, will do.... On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com> wrote

4/13/18

David West, Paul Buerkner6

4/13/18

Correlated measurement errors in errors-in-variables models

not yet sure. feel free to open an issue anyway. David West <davidw...@gmail.com> schrieb am

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Correlated measurement errors in errors-in-variables models

not yet sure. feel free to open an issue anyway. David West <davidw...@gmail.com> schrieb am

4/13/18

Vladimir Mikryukov, Paul Buerkner4

4/13/18

Standard errors of the response variable in the model

Whether it's "ok" depends on what you want to achieve. It's just another weighting,

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Standard errors of the response variable in the model

Whether it's "ok" depends on what you want to achieve. It's just another weighting,

4/13/18

Jon Fawcett, Paul Buerkner5

4/12/18

Advice on a Multilevel Time Series Model

and you can run chains in parallel using the cores argument. Paul Buerkner <paul.buerkner@gmail.

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Advice on a Multilevel Time Series Model

and you can run chains in parallel using the cores argument. Paul Buerkner <paul.buerkner@gmail.

4/12/18

David Sidhu, Paul Buerkner3

4/12/18

Error: Argument 'prior' must be a 'brmsprior' object.

Check your brackets. You can use all continuous distributions given in the Stan manual. 2018-04-12 22

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Error: Argument 'prior' must be a 'brmsprior' object.

Check your brackets. You can use all continuous distributions given in the Stan manual. 2018-04-12 22

4/12/18

John Kirwan, Paul Buerkner8

4/11/18

Adding an asymptote to a linear model of the kappa parameter of a von Mises distribution

Thank you, this has worked. On 11 April 2018 at 08:36, Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com>

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Adding an asymptote to a linear model of the kappa parameter of a von Mises distribution

Thank you, this has worked. On 11 April 2018 at 08:36, Paul Buerkner <paul.b...@gmail.com>

4/11/18

Jessica Zamborain Mason, Paul Buerkner7

4/11/18

Fwd: brms hurdle model with normal distribution instead of lognormal?

Thank you very much! I will give it a try! Best regards, Jessica 2018-04-11 8:33 GMT+02:00 Paul

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Fwd: brms hurdle model with normal distribution instead of lognormal?

Thank you very much! I will give it a try! Best regards, Jessica 2018-04-11 8:33 GMT+02:00 Paul

4/11/18

Lucas Deschamps, Paul Buerkner2

4/10/18

Processor ressource management on windows

this question is not brms related. maybe you should ask the Rstudio guys? Lucas Deschamps <lucas.

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Processor ressource management on windows

this question is not brms related. maybe you should ask the Rstudio guys? Lucas Deschamps <lucas.

4/10/18

Joshua Duncan, … Paul Buerkner10

4/10/18

Forecasting with brms

Wow, thanks Paul! The flexibility of this package keeps amazing me. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 2:

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Forecasting with brms

Wow, thanks Paul! The flexibility of this package keeps amazing me. On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 2:

4/10/18

Jonathan Judge, Paul Buerkner2

4/10/18

propagating uncertainty of fitted values among classes of categorical models

The vector of probabilities is forming a simplex, so yes, the probability is taken away from the

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propagating uncertainty of fitted values among classes of categorical models

The vector of probabilities is forming a simplex, so yes, the probability is taken away from the

4/10/18

Lukasz Wiklendt, Paul Buerkner3

4/10/18

marginal_effects and offset

That is indeed the solution. If you want to achieve the same thing in fitted, predict, etc. use

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marginal_effects and offset

That is indeed the solution. If you want to achieve the same thing in fitted, predict, etc. use

4/10/18

Sam Bashevkin, Paul Buerkner2

4/6/18

Problem with me() function

Thanks for reporting. This error occurs only if sample_prior = TRUE and it should be fixed in the

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Problem with me() function

Thanks for reporting. This error occurs only if sample_prior = TRUE and it should be fixed in the

4/6/18

David Sidhu, Paul Buerkner9

4/6/18

Question about variable type

Gotcha, thanks! On Friday, 6 April 2018 14:57:51 UTC-6, Paul Buerkner wrote: if I understand you

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Question about variable type

Gotcha, thanks! On Friday, 6 April 2018 14:57:51 UTC-6, Paul Buerkner wrote: if I understand you

4/6/18

Nora Mitchell, Paul Buerkner5

4/6/18

Estimating phylogenetic signal when family = bernoulli

Okay thank you! On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 10:59:29 AM UTC-6, Paul Buerkner wrote: No. I can't

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Estimating phylogenetic signal when family = bernoulli

Okay thank you! On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 10:59:29 AM UTC-6, Paul Buerkner wrote: No. I can't

4/6/18

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