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The BUGS project: Evolution, critique and future directions
Statistics in Medicine · 2009 · Vol. 28(25) · pp. 3049–3067
Abstract
BUGS is a software package for Bayesian inference using Gibbs sampling. The software has been instrumental in raising awareness of Bayesian modelling among both academic and commercial communities internationally, and has enjoyed considerable success over its 20-year life span. Despite this, the software has a number of shortcomings and a principal aim of this paper is to provide a balanced critical appraisal, in particular highlighting how various ideas have led to unprecedented flexibility while at the same time producing negative side effects. We also present a historical overview of the BUGS project and some future perspectives.
Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceBayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsGaussian Processes and Bayesian InferenceComputer scienceFlexibility (engineering)SoftwarePrincipal (computer security)Gibbs samplingBayesian probabilityInferenceRaising (metalworking)Bayesian inferenceSoftware bug
MeSH terms
Bayes TheoremData Interpretation, StatisticalSoftwareModels, Statistical
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- Economic and Social Research Council
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