Behind The Models: Dirichlet — How Does It Add To 1?Building Blocks For Non-Parametric Bayesian ModelsTony PistilliBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJun 18In a previous article I presented the…
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Behind the Models: Beta, Dirichlet, and GEM Distributions
Behind the Models: Beta, Dirichlet, and GEM DistributionsBuilding Blocks For Non-Parametric Bayesian ModelsTony PistilliBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingMay 31In a future post I want to…
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One reason is that it is the conjugate prior to a number of important probability distributions: the categorical distribution and…
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Even with increasingly better computational tools, such as MCMC, models based on conjugate distributions are advantageous.Beta-BinomialOne of the better known…
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