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Metropolis-Hastings for model comparison

Metropolis-Hastings for model comparison uses the Metropolis-Hastings MCMC algorithm to explore both parameter and model space simultaneously, producing posterior probabilities for competing models and enabling Bayes factor estimation without requiring closed-form marginal likelihoods. The canonical extension — reversible-jump MCMC by Green (1995) — handles models of different dimensionalities within a single sampler.

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Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm for Bayesian Model Comparison
Taxonomic method record · bayesian / bayesian
  • Hastings, W. K. (1970). Monte Carlo sampling methods using Markov chains and their applications. Biometrika, 57(1), 97-109. · DOI 10.1093/biomet/57.1.97
  • Green, P. J. (1995). Reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo computation and Bayesian model determination. Biometrika, 82(4), 711-732. · DOI 10.1093/biomet/82.4.711
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