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Robert Willy
12/14/15
Is it right for the big estimation error of alpha in this example?
Hi, I learn MCMC by pymc Python package with this link: https://users.obs.carnegiescience.edu/cburns/
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Is it right for the big estimation error of alpha in this example?
Hi, I learn MCMC by pymc Python package with this link: https://users.obs.carnegiescience.edu/cburns/
12/14/15
Robert Willy
12/14/15
Beginner's question on pymc example code
Hi, I have probability and stochastic process knowledge, but new to the advanced MCMC etc. When I
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Beginner's question on pymc example code
Hi, I have probability and stochastic process knowledge, but new to the advanced MCMC etc. When I
12/14/15
Robert Willy
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Thomas Wiecki
2
3/7/15
What proposal distribution used in MCMC in package pymc?
Hi, By default it uses Metropolis-within-Gibbs sampling with a Normal proposal distribution. The
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What proposal distribution used in MCMC in package pymc?
Hi, By default it uses Metropolis-within-Gibbs sampling with a Normal proposal distribution. The
3/7/15
Carol Lin
3/3/15
Bayesian Linear Regression - assessing model fit?
Hi everyone! I am learning bayesian statistics and attempting to fit a multiple linear regression
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Bayesian Linear Regression - assessing model fit?
Hi everyone! I am learning bayesian statistics and attempting to fit a multiple linear regression
3/3/15
Evan Zamir
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Thomas Wiecki
6
3/2/15
Where can I find documentation for the API?
It's difficult to say. I personally use pymc3 for everything with great success (but there might
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Where can I find documentation for the API?
It's difficult to say. I personally use pymc3 for everything with great success (but there might
3/2/15
karam aneja
12/18/14
Integration Using PYMC
How can I integrate Using PYMC. eg integrate exp(-x) from 0 to inf. Is it a good idea to use pymc (
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Integration Using PYMC
How can I integrate Using PYMC. eg integrate exp(-x) from 0 to inf. Is it a good idea to use pymc (
12/18/14
Whit Armstrong
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Abraham D. Flaxman
4
12/11/14
Could not generate output statistics... not sure why
It is going to be quite hard for an outsider to debug these 1000+ lines of code, especially without
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Could not generate output statistics... not sure why
It is going to be quite hard for an outsider to debug these 1000+ lines of code, especially without
12/11/14
Imri Sofer
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mbiet...@gmail.com
8
12/7/14
pymc.MCMC algorithm
What happens in cases where you have multiple step methods for some variablel? How does pymc decide
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pymc.MCMC algorithm
What happens in cases where you have multiple step methods for some variablel? How does pymc decide
12/7/14
Jaakko Luttinen
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Thomas Wiecki
2
11/19/14
Bayesian PCA (and some other models)?
Hi Jaakko, I don't see much wrong with your code, except that pymc2 makes this a bit cumbersome.
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Bayesian PCA (and some other models)?
Hi Jaakko, I don't see much wrong with your code, except that pymc2 makes this a bit cumbersome.
11/19/14
Vincent Dubourg
11/12/14
PyMC 2 Impute performance
Hello, PyMC Impute class is great for readability, but is a pain to sample from (no offence, it's
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PyMC 2 Impute performance
Hello, PyMC Impute class is great for readability, but is a pain to sample from (no offence, it's
11/12/14
mertte...@gmail.com
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Thomas Wiecki
7
9/8/14
PyMC-Apache Spark Integration
Thanks Thomas for sharing my blog post about the project. I hope that it will be useful for people
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PyMC-Apache Spark Integration
Thanks Thomas for sharing my blog post about the project. I hope that it will be useful for people
9/8/14
Zahra Sheikh
8/27/14
Defining stochastic and deterministic variables with pymc3
I am trying to use write my own stochastic and deterministic variables with pymc3, but old published
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Defining stochastic and deterministic variables with pymc3
I am trying to use write my own stochastic and deterministic variables with pymc3, but old published
8/27/14
Zahra Sheikh
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Kai Londenberg
6
7/30/14
Using multi-processing for speeding up the pymc code
Hi, just a short thought: If neither Metropolis Hastings nor the slice sampler lead to good results,
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Using multi-processing for speeding up the pymc code
Hi, just a short thought: If neither Metropolis Hastings nor the slice sampler lead to good results,
7/30/14
Zahra Sheikh
,
John Salvatier
2
6/19/14
Sample for non-parametric two dimensional distribution of data?
We don't have a rejection sampler implemented right now, but its otherwise possible, as long as
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Sample for non-parametric two dimensional distribution of data?
We don't have a rejection sampler implemented right now, but its otherwise possible, as long as
6/19/14
So Zen
6/16/14
RE: PYMC, multiple observed values
Hi, I've posted a question on Stackoverflow which relates to pymc3. The link is: http://
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RE: PYMC, multiple observed values
Hi, I've posted a question on Stackoverflow which relates to pymc3. The link is: http://
6/16/14
Zahra Sheikh
,
John Salvatier
3
5/28/14
How could I establish a posterior for the data when we can fit more than two times model to the data?
I have posted my questions with more details in stack exchange (http://stats.stackexchange.com/
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How could I establish a posterior for the data when we can fit more than two times model to the data?
I have posted my questions with more details in stack exchange (http://stats.stackexchange.com/
5/28/14
mertte...@gmail.com
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Thomas Wiecki
8
5/25/14
Integrating PyMC with Apache Spark
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:17 PM, <mertte...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Thomas, I'm looking
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Integrating PyMC with Apache Spark
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:17 PM, <mertte...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Thomas, I'm looking
5/25/14
Michael Lopez
,
Chris Fonnesbeck
2
5/21/14
hierarchical mixtures of multivariate normals
Answer posted on SO.
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hierarchical mixtures of multivariate normals
Answer posted on SO.
5/21/14
Zahra Sheikh
5/18/14
Parallel tempering
Is there any possibility to use pyMC for parallel tempering to obtain the target posterior
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Parallel tempering
Is there any possibility to use pyMC for parallel tempering to obtain the target posterior
5/18/14
Thomas Wiecki
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Jonathan Edwards
2
5/14/14
Blog post on Hierarchical Linear Regression
Hi Thomas, just like to say how well written the blog post is :) I left a comment on your page, I
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Blog post on Hierarchical Linear Regression
Hi Thomas, just like to say how well written the blog post is :) I left a comment on your page, I
5/14/14
nipun batra
5/4/14
Learning Discrete HMM parameters in PyMC
Hi all, I posted this question on Stack Overflow regarding estimating discrete HMM parameters in PyMC
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Learning Discrete HMM parameters in PyMC
Hi all, I posted this question on Stack Overflow regarding estimating discrete HMM parameters in PyMC
5/4/14
Joseph Dean
2
4/23/14
Understanding Factor Potentials
Resolved. Thanks everyone who posted! On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:49:41 AM UTC-4, Joseph Dean wrote
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Understanding Factor Potentials
Resolved. Thanks everyone who posted! On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:49:41 AM UTC-4, Joseph Dean wrote
4/23/14
M. Higgs
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Thomas Wiecki
4
3/25/14
Nonparametric Bayesian Methods in PyMC
The first example to build would probably be the DP Gaussian mixture model. Efficient sampling would
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Nonparametric Bayesian Methods in PyMC
The first example to build would probably be the DP Gaussian mixture model. Efficient sampling would
3/25/14
Josh Wasserstein
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Kai Londenberg
5
3/19/14
Message-passing methods
Nice to see others are actually interested in it. I don't think I'll be able to attend that
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Message-passing methods
Nice to see others are actually interested in it. I don't think I'll be able to attend that
3/19/14
Josh Wasserstein
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Chris Fonnesbeck
2
3/19/14
Email subscription
Hi Josh, We are actually trying to wean users off of this list, and over to StackOverflow. That's
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Email subscription
Hi Josh, We are actually trying to wean users off of this list, and over to StackOverflow. That's
3/19/14
fj
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Thomas Wiecki
6
3/13/14
Installing PyMC error - fortran compiler not found
We have conda windows packages now for 32-bit python. So if you run anaconda (32 bit on windows):
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Installing PyMC error - fortran compiler not found
We have conda windows packages now for 32-bit python. So if you run anaconda (32 bit on windows):
3/13/14
Alex Coventry
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John Salvatier
2
3/7/14
Question on stackoverflow
Hey, I tried to give some ideas. On Mar 6, 2014 3:42 PM, "Alex Coventry" <coventry@gmail
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Question on stackoverflow
Hey, I tried to give some ideas. On Mar 6, 2014 3:42 PM, "Alex Coventry" <coventry@gmail
3/7/14
Matt
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Jason Gofford
4
3/7/14
straight line fitting -- faster convergence
This is a long shot given the age of the post (and that this forum is deprecated) however I was
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straight line fitting -- faster convergence
This is a long shot given the age of the post (and that this forum is deprecated) however I was
3/7/14
Dennis Evangelista
2/28/14
How to implement Bayes filter / Kalman-filter like something in pymc?
Hello pymc list: I am a newish user of pymc... I've looked at the tutorials and I see where they
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How to implement Bayes filter / Kalman-filter like something in pymc?
Hello pymc list: I am a newish user of pymc... I've looked at the tutorials and I see where they
2/28/14
Martin De Kauwe
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Aravind Alwan
5
2/12/14
changing the step method with "locals" function return
I see, I hadn't quite processed it was a dictionary, thanks. On Wednesday, 12 February 2014 23:40
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changing the step method with "locals" function return
I see, I hadn't quite processed it was a dictionary, thanks. On Wednesday, 12 February 2014 23:40
2/12/14