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A Pólya–Gamma sampler for a generalized logistic regression.

Authors :
Dalla Valle, Luciana
Leisen, Fabrizio
Rossini, Luca
Zhu, Weixuan
Source :
Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation. Sep2021, Vol. 91 Issue 14, p2899-2916. 18p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a novel Bayesian data augmentation approach for estimating the parameters of the generalized logistic regression model. We propose a Pólya–Gamma sampler algorithm that allows us to sample from the exact posterior distribution, rather than relying on approximations. A simulation study illustrates the flexibility and accuracy of the proposed approach to capture heavy and light tails in binary response data of different dimensions. The algorithm performance is tested on simulated data. Furthermore, the methodology is applied to two different real datasets, where we demonstrate that the Pólya–Gamma sampler provides more precise estimates than the empirical likelihood method, outperforming approximate approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00949655
Volume :
91
Issue :
14
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
152373823
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00949655.2021.1910947