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From: Bayesian Models for Astrophysical Data, Cambridge Univ. Press

(c) 2017,  Joseph M. Hilbe, Rafael S. de Souza and Emille E. O. Ishida  

 

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Code 4.8 Synthetic normal data in R with errors in measurements

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require(R2jags)


# Data
set.seed(1056)                                                        # set seed to replicate example
nobs = 1000                                                           # number of obs in model

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sdobsx <- 1.25
truex <- rnorm(nobs, 02.5)                                  # normal variable
errx <- rnorm(nobs, 0, sdobsx)
obsx <- truex + errx

 

beta1 <- -4
beta2 <- 7
sdy <- 1.25
sdobsy <- 2.5

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erry <- rnorm(nobs, 0, sdobsy)
truey <- rnorm(nobs, beta1 + beta2 * truex, sdy)
obsy <- truey + erry

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Code 4.9 Normal linear model in R using JAGS and ignoring errors in measurements

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K <-  2
model.data <- list(obsy = obsy,
                              obsx = obsx,
                              K = K,
                              N = nobs)

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NORM <- " model{
    # diffuse normal priors for predictors
    for (i in 1:K) { beta[i] ~ dnorm(0, 0.0001) }

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    # uniform prior for standard deviation
    tau <- pow(sigma, -2) # precision
    sigma ~ dunif(0, 100) # standard deviation

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    # likelihood function
    for (i in 1:N){
        obsy[i] ~ dnorm(mu[i], tau)
        mu[i] <- eta[i]
        eta[i] <- beta[1] + beta[2] * obsx[i]
    }
}"

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# initial value
inits <- function () {
    list(beta = rnorm(K, 0, 0.01))
}

 

# Parameters to display and save
params <- c("beta", "sigma")

 

normefit <- jags(data = model.data,
                            inits = inits,
                            parameters = params,
                            model = textConnection(NORM),
                            n.chains = 3,
                            n.iter = 10000,
                            n.thin = 1,
                            n.burnin = 5000)

 

print(normefit, intervals=c(0.025, 0.975), digits=3)
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code 4.9

Output on screen:

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Inference for Bugs model at "3", fit using jags,

    3 chains, each with 10000 iterations (first 5000 discarded) .

    n.sims = 15000 iterations saved

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                      mu.vect       sd.vect             2.5%           97.5%       Rhat        n.eff

beta[1]             -4.077          0.268          -4.607          -3.552       1.001      15000

beta[2]              5.637          0.094            5.453           5.822       1.001      15000

sigma                8.555          0.194            8.185           8.942       1.001      15000

deviance     7128.687          2.467      7125.886      7134.988      1.002        3100

 

For each parameter, n.eff is a crude measure of effective sample size,

and Rhat is the potential scale reduction factor (at convergence, Rhat=1).

 

DIC info (using the rule, pD = var(deviance)/2)

pD = 3.0 and DIC = 7131.7

 

DIC is an estimate of expected predictive error (lower deviance is better).

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