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Approximate Bayesian Computation

Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) is a family of simulation-based inference methods that estimate posterior distributions without requiring an analytically tractable likelihood function. Introduced by Beaumont, Zhang and Balding (2002) in the context of population genetics, ABC replaced the intractable likelihood with repeated model simulation and a comparison of summary statistics between simulated and observed data.

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Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC)
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  • Beaumont, M.A., Zhang, W. & Balding, D.J. (2002). Approximate Bayesian Computation in Population Genetics. Genetics, 162(4), 2025-2035. · DOI 10.1093/genetics/162.4.2025
  • Sisson, S.A., Fan, Y. & Beaumont, M.A. (Eds.) (2018). Handbook of Approximate Bayesian Computation. Chapman & Hall/CRC. · DOI 10.1201/9781315117195
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