Markov Chain Monte Carlo Small Area Estimation


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mcmcsae-package Markov Chain Monte Carlo Small Area Estimation

-- A --

acceptance_rates Return Metropolis-Hastings acceptance rates
aggrMatrix Utility function to construct a sparse aggregation matrix from a factor
AR1 Correlation factor structures in generic model components
as.array.dc Convert a draws component object to another format
as.matrix.dc Convert a draws component object to another format

-- B --

brt Create a model component object for a BART (Bayesian Additive Regression Trees) component in the linear predictor

-- C --

CG_control Set options for the conjugate gradient (CG) sampler
chol_control Set options for Cholesky decomposition
combine_chains Combine multiple mcdraws objects into a single one by combining their chains
combine_iters Combine multiple mcdraws objects into a single one by combining their draws
computeDesignMatrix Compute a list of design matrices for all terms in a model formula, or based on a sampler environment
compute_DIC Compute DIC, WAIC and leave-one-out cross-validation model measures
compute_GMRF_matrices Compute (I)GMRF incidence, precision and restriction matrices corresponding to a generic model component
compute_WAIC Compute DIC, WAIC and leave-one-out cross-validation model measures
correlation Correlation factor structures in generic model components
create_sampler Create a sampler object
create_TMVN_sampler Set up a sampler object for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
crossprod_mv Fast matrix-vector multiplications
custom Correlation factor structures in generic model components

-- F --

fitted.mcdraws Extract draws of fitted values or residuals from an mcdraws object
f_binomial Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_gamma Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_gaussian Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_gaussian_gamma Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_multinomial Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_negbinomial Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
f_poisson Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function

-- G --

gen Create a model component object for a generic random effects component in the linear predictor
generate_data Generate a data vector according to a model
gen_control Set computational options for the sampling algorithms used for a 'gen' model component
get_draw Extract a list of parameter values for a single draw
get_means Get means or standard deviations of parameters from the MCMC output in an mcdraws object
get_sds Get means or standard deviations of parameters from the MCMC output in an mcdraws object
glreg Create a model object for group-level regression effects within a generic random effects component.

-- I --

iid Correlation factor structures in generic model components

-- L --

labels Get and set the variable labels of a draws component object for a vector-valued parameter
labels.dc Get and set the variable labels of a draws component object for a vector-valued parameter
labels<- Get and set the variable labels of a draws component object for a vector-valued parameter
loo.mcdraws Compute DIC, WAIC and leave-one-out cross-validation model measures

-- M --

matrix-vector Fast matrix-vector multiplications
maximize_log_lh_p Maximize the log-likelihood or log-posterior as defined by a sampler closure
MCMC-diagnostics Compute MCMC diagnostic measures
MCMC-object-conversion Convert a draws component object to another format
mcmcsae Markov Chain Monte Carlo Small Area Estimation
mcmcsae-family Functions for specifying a sampling distribution and link function
mcmcsae_example Generate artificial data according to an additive spatio-temporal model
MCMCsim Run a Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation
mec Create a model component object for a regression (fixed effects) component in the linear predictor with measurement errors in quantitative covariates
model-information-criteria Compute DIC, WAIC and leave-one-out cross-validation model measures
model_matrix Compute possibly sparse model matrix
m_direct Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
m_Gibbs Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
m_HMC Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
m_HMCZigZag Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
m_softTMVN Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution

-- N --

nchains Get the number of chains, samples per chain or the number of variables in a simulation object
nchains-ndraws-nvars Get the number of chains, samples per chain or the number of variables in a simulation object
ndraws Get the number of chains, samples per chain or the number of variables in a simulation object
nvars Get the number of chains, samples per chain or the number of variables in a simulation object
n_eff Compute MCMC diagnostic measures

-- P --

par_names Get the parameter names from an mcdraws object
plot.dc Trace, density and autocorrelation plots for (parameters of a) draws component (dc) object
plot.mcdraws Trace, density and autocorrelation plots
plot_coef Plot a set of model coefficients or predictions with uncertainty intervals based on summaries of simulation results or other objects.
posterior-moments Get means or standard deviations of parameters from the MCMC output in an mcdraws object
predict.mcdraws Generate draws from the predictive distribution
print.dc_summary Display a summary of a 'dc' object
print.mcdraws_summary Print a summary of MCMC simulation results
pr_exp Create an object representing exponential prior distributions
pr_fixed Create an object representing a degenerate prior fixing a parameter (vector) to a fixed value
pr_gamma Create an object representing gamma prior distributions
pr_gig Create an object representing Generalized Inverse Gaussian (GIG) prior distributions
pr_invchisq Create an object representing inverse chi-squared priors with possibly modeled degrees of freedom and scale parameters
pr_invwishart Create an object representing an inverse Wishart prior, possibly with modeled scale matrix
pr_MLiG Create an object representing a Multivariate Log inverse Gamma (MLiG) prior distribution
pr_normal Create an object representing a possibly multivariate normal prior distribution

-- R --

read_draws Read MCMC draws from a file
reg Create a model component object for a regression (fixed effects) component in the linear predictor
residuals-fitted-values Extract draws of fitted values or residuals from an mcdraws object
residuals.mcdraws Extract draws of fitted values or residuals from an mcdraws object
RW1 Correlation factor structures in generic model components
RW2 Correlation factor structures in generic model components
R_hat Compute MCMC diagnostic measures

-- S --

sampler_control Set computational options for the sampling algorithms
SBC_test Simulation based calibration
season Correlation factor structures in generic model components
setup_cluster Set up a cluster for parallel computing
spatial Correlation factor structures in generic model components
spline Correlation factor structures in generic model components
stop_cluster Stop a cluster
subset.dc Select a subset of chains, samples and parameters from a draws component (dc) object
summary.dc Summarize a draws component (dc) object
summary.mcdraws Summarize an mcdraws object

-- T --

TMVN-methods Functions for specifying the method and corresponding options for sampling from a possibly truncated and degenerate multivariate normal distribution
to_draws_array Convert a draws component object to another format
to_mcmc Convert a draws component object to another format
transform_dc Transform one or more draws component objects into a new one by applying a function

-- V --

vfac Create a model component object for a variance factor component in the variance function of a gaussian sampling distribution
vreg Create a model component object for a regression component in the variance function of a gaussian sampling distribution

-- W --

waic.mcdraws Compute DIC, WAIC and leave-one-out cross-validation model measures
weights.mcdraws Extract weights from an mcdraws object

-- misc --

%m*v% Fast matrix-vector multiplications