The BUGS Book

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Ben Goodrich

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Oct 23, 2012, 3:34:53 PM10/23/12
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Did everyone else already know about this and not tell me?

http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/

We should probably work its examples in Stan ...

Ben

Bob Carpenter

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Oct 23, 2012, 4:21:56 PM10/23/12
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On 10/23/12 3:34 PM, Ben Goodrich wrote:
> Did everyone else already know about this and not tell me?
>
> http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/

I don't know where I saw a link. Does anyone
have a copy?

> We should probably work its examples in Stan ...

Are they new ones not in their examples?

I'm curious how they presented the whole thing anyway,
so would love to borrow the book if someone has a copy.

- Bob

Bob Carpenter

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Oct 23, 2012, 4:26:37 PM10/23/12
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I just realized they have the code for the models online:

http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/

Many of them have the same names as their examples,
but it looks like some new ones.

- Bob

On 10/23/12 3:34 PM, Ben Goodrich wrote:
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Ben Goodrich

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Oct 23, 2012, 4:30:25 PM10/23/12
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On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 4:26:40 PM UTC-4, Bob Carpenter wrote:
I just realized they have the code for the models online:

http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/

Many of them have the same names as their examples,
but it looks like some new ones.

But in binary so we need a copy of WinBUGS to see the text.

Ben

Andrew Gelman

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Oct 23, 2012, 4:33:09 PM10/23/12
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Spiegelhalter told me they're sending me a copy to review. I assume the 2nd edition will be called The Stan Book.
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Bob Carpenter

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Oct 23, 2012, 4:57:57 PM10/23/12
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On 10/23/12 4:30 PM, Ben Goodrich wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 4:26:40 PM UTC-4, Bob Carpenter wrote:
>
> I just realized they have the code for the models online:
>
> http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/ <http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/>
>
> Many of them have the same names as their examples,
> but it looks like some new ones.
>
>
> But in binary so we need a copy of WinBUGS to see the text.

Argh. They use the same suffix (.odc) as open office docs,
but they're BUGS-specific.

What a pain. I don't have a WinBUGS or OpenBUGS
install anywhere.

- Bob


Jiqiang Guo

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Oct 23, 2012, 5:00:06 PM10/23/12
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I have winbugs installed.  So I will take a look. 

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Jiqiang



- Bob


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Jiqiang Guo

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Oct 23, 2012, 5:29:58 PM10/23/12
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I thought the book is in the odc format.  Actually, it is just the examples without explanation.  Most of them are just the BUGS examples we have already done.  

Jiqiang

Bob Carpenter

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Oct 23, 2012, 5:49:01 PM10/23/12
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.odc is a BUGS-specific binary format.

(It just coincidentally happens to be the Open Office
equivalent of MS Office's .doc format).

- Bob

On 10/23/12 5:29 PM, Jiqiang Guo wrote:
> I thought the book is in the odc format. Actually, it is just the examples without explanation. Most of them are just
> the BUGS examples we have already done.
>
> Jiqiang
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Jiqiang Guo <guo...@gmail.com <mailto:guo...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I have winbugs installed. So I will take a look.
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> Jiqiang
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> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Bob Carpenter <ca...@alias-i.com <mailto:ca...@alias-i.com>> wrote:
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> On 10/23/12 4:30 PM, Ben Goodrich wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 4:26:40 PM UTC-4, Bob Carpenter wrote:
>
> I just realized they have the code for the models online:
>
> http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/__bugs/thebugsbook/examples/
> <http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/>
> <http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/__bugs/thebugsbook/examples/
> <http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/thebugsbook/examples/>>
>
>
> Many of them have the same names as their examples,
> but it looks like some new ones.
>
>
> But in binary so we need a copy of WinBUGS to see the text.
>
>
> Argh. They use the same suffix (.odc) as open office docs,
> but they're BUGS-specific.
>
> What a pain. I don't have a WinBUGS or OpenBUGS
> install anywhere.
>
> - Bob
>
>
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