Bayesian semiparametric symmetric models for binary data

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Abstract

This work proposes a general Bayesian semiparametric model for binary data. Symmetric prior probability curves as an extension for discussed ideas from Basu and Mukhopadhyay (Generalized Linear Models:ABayesian Perspective, pp. 231–241, 1998) are considered using the blocked Gibbs sampler, which is more general than the Polya urn Gibbs sampler. The Bayesian semiparametric approach allows us to incorporate uncertainty around the F distribution of the latent data and to model heavy-tailed or light-tailed distributions. In particular, the Bayesian semiparametric logistic model is introduced, which enables one to elicit prior distributions for regression coefficients from information about odds ratios; this is quite interesting in applied research. Then, this framework opens several possibilities to deal with binary data in the Bayesian perspective.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInterdisciplinary Bayesian Statistics, EBEB 2014
EditorsAdriano Polpo, Francisco Louzada, Marcelo Lauretto, Julio Michael Stern, Laura Letícia Ramos Rifo
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages323-335
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9783319124537
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event12th Brazilian Meeting on Bayesian Statistics, EBEB 2014 - Atibaia, Brazil
Duration: 10 Mar 201414 Mar 2014

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
Volume118
ISSN (Print)2194-1009
ISSN (Electronic)2194-1017

Conference

Conference12th Brazilian Meeting on Bayesian Statistics, EBEB 2014
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityAtibaia
Period10/03/1414/03/14

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