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BUGS is an acronym for Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling; BUGS is also a software package for doing this. Use for all versions of BUGS, also WINBUGS and OpenBUGS.

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Can I insert an observation (evidence) to a Winbugs model?

Greetings, Is it possible to use evidence in a Winbug model? For example, a random variable in a model has been observed, and I'd like to update the other variables in the model, pretty much the same …
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How can I represent Conditional Probability Table based Bayesian Networks in Winbugs? [closed]

Winbugs seem to support either stochastic or deterministic relationship between variables. However, many Bayesian Networks represent relationships between variables using conditional probability tabl …
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How to model logistic regression with continuous predictor in Bugs?

Is it possible to use a continuous predictor in Bugs? The simplest way of doing this would be turning the size variable in alligators example from discrete to continuous. …
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How are deterministic/logical nodes represented mathematically in directed graphical models?

Various software for performing inference on graphical models support logical(a.k.a deterministic) nodes. PyMc, Winbugs, Smile are the ones I'm aware of. Based on the different inference methods use …
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What is the form of link function in this BUGS multinomial regression example?

The alligators example from openbugs examples repository is the same example that comes with winbugs. Basically this is a multinomial logistic regression example in which the outcome variable has 5 p …
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