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PyMC: Bayesian Stochastic Modelling in Python

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  • Patil, Anand
  • Huard, David
  • Fonnesbeck, Christopher J.

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This user guide describes a Python package, PyMC, that allows users to efficiently code a probabilistic model and draw samples from its posterior distribution using Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques.

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  • Patil, Anand & Huard, David & Fonnesbeck, Christopher J., 2010. "PyMC: Bayesian Stochastic Modelling in Python," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 35(i04).
  • Handle: RePEc:jss:jstsof:v:035:i04
    DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10.18637/jss.v035.i04
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