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Activity Number:
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166
- SPEED: Topics in Bayesian Analysis
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2018 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
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Abstract #330197
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Title:
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Bayesian Model Selection for Markov Chains Using Sparse Probability Vectors
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Author(s):
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Matthew Heiner* and Athanasios Kottas and Stephan Munch
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Companies:
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UC Santa Cruz and UC Santa Cruz and NOAA
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Keywords:
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high order Markov chain;
mixture transition distribution;
nonlinear dynamics;
sparsity prior
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Abstract:
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We develop a model for Bayesian selection in high order Markov chains through an extension of the mixture transition distribution of Raftery (1985). Order and lag selection are achieved through over-specification and shrinkage via novel priors for probability vectors which, in contrast to the popular Dirichlet distribution, retain sparsity properties in the presence of data. We demonstrate the model's use and utility by analyzing a time series of annual pink salmon abundance in Alaska.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
