Bayesian methods

Bayesian Model Averaging

Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA), formalised as a tutorial by Hoeting, Madigan, Raftery and Volinsky in 1999, addresses model uncertainty by averaging over all plausible model specifications rather than selecting a single best model. Each candidate model receives a posterior probability that reflects how well it fits the data given a prior, and predictions or coefficient estimates are formed as weighted averages across the entire model space. This approach reduces the bias and overconfidence that arise when a single selected model is treated as the true one.

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  1. Hoeting, J. A., Madigan, D., Raftery, A. E. & Volinsky, C. T. (1999). Bayesian Model Averaging: A Tutorial. Statistical Science, 14(4), 382–401. DOI: 10.1214/ss/1009212519
  2. Zeugner, S. & Feldkircher, M. (2015). Bayesian Model Averaging Employing Fixed and Flexible Priors: The BMS Package for R. Journal of Statistical Software, 68(4), 1–37. DOI: 10.18637/jss.v068.i04

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