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ABrox—A user-friendly Python module for approximate Bayesian computation with a focus on model comparison.

Authors :
Mertens, Ulf Kai
Voss, Andreas
Radev, Stefan
Source :
PLoS ONE; 3/8/2018, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p1-16, 16p
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We give an overview of the basic principles of approximate Bayesian computation (ABC), a class of stochastic methods that enable flexible and likelihood-free model comparison and parameter estimation. Our new open-source software called ABrox is used to illustrate ABC for model comparison on two prominent statistical tests, the two-sample t-test and the Levene-Test. We further highlight the flexibility of ABC compared to classical Bayesian hypothesis testing by computing an approximate Bayes factor for two multinomial processing tree models. Last but not least, throughout the paper, we introduce ABrox using the accompanied graphical user interface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19326203
Volume :
13
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
PLoS ONE
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
128363494
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193981