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Hierarchical Markov Chain Monte Carlo

Hierarchical Markov chain Monte Carlo applies MCMC sampling to hierarchical Bayesian models, jointly drawing from the posterior over both observation-level parameters and the hyperparameters that govern them. This allows principled uncertainty propagation across all levels of a multilevel structure, from individuals to groups to population, using algorithms such as Gibbs sampling, Metropolis-Hastings, or Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.

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Sources

  1. Gelman, A., Carlin, J. B., Stern, H. S., Dunson, D. B., Vehtari, A. & Rubin, D. B. (2013). Bayesian Data Analysis (3rd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1439840955
  2. Robert, C. P. & Casella, G. (2004). Monte Carlo Statistical Methods (2nd ed.). Springer. ISBN: 978-0387212395

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ScholarGateHierarchical Markov Chain Monte Carlo (Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Hierarchical Bayesian Models). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/bayesian/hierarchical-markov-chain-monte-carlo