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SOFTWARE

 

A) BayesianModeling

BayesianModeling is a java package to generate syntax of several models of Binary Regression and Item Response Theory under a Bayesian approach using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Subsequently, the syntax can be executed in the programs OpenBUGS (Spiegelhalter, Thomas, Best, Lunn, 2007), WinBUGS (Spiegelhalter, Thomas, Best, Lunn, 2003) or in R program (R Development Core Team, 2004)  through the libraries R2WinBUGS and R2OpenBUGS (Sturtz, Ligges and Gelman, 2005), BRugs (Thomas, et al, 2006) and rbugs.

Download BayesianModeling software Marph 14 2012

 

References

·     Bazán. J. (2011). BayesianModeling User Manual. Software. Departamento de Ciencias. PUCP. Download manual pdf

·  Bazán, J. L. (2012).  Item Response Theory in WinBUGS using BayesianModeling Software. Software Highlight in ISBA Bolletin 19(1), 8-10. Download paper

 

Tutorial video

Video Use for Binary Regression

Video Use of WinBUGS1

Video Use of WinBUGS2

Video Use for Item Response Theory

Video Use of OpenBUGS

 

B) BRMUW (Binary regression model using WinBUGS)

BRMUW, in Spanish, is a Windows program written in Visual C++ to generate syntax of several models of Binary Regression under a Bayesian approach  using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Subsequently, the syntax can be executed in the programs OpenBUGS (Spiegelhalter, Thomas, Best, Lunn, 2007), WinBUGS (Spiegelhalter, Thomas, Best, Lunn, 2003) or in R program (R Development Core Team, 2004)  through the libraries R2WinBUGS and R2OpenBUGS (Sturtz, Ligges and Gelman, 2005), BRugs (Thomas, et al, 2006) and rbugs.

 

Download BRMUW software   December  8 2011

 

References

·     ·Bazán. J. (2010). Manual de uso de BRMUW. Software. Departamento de Ciencias. PUCP. Download manual pdf

·     ·Bazán, J., Bayes, C. (2010). Inferencia Bayesiana en Modelos de Regresión Binaria usando BRMUW. Reporte de Investigación. Serie B. Nro 25. Departamento de Ciencias. PUCP. Download Report  pdf

·     ·Bazán, J. L., Millones, O (2008). Una clasificación de modelos de regresión binaria asimétrica: el uso del BAYES-PUCP en una aplicación sobre la decisión del cultivo ilícito de hoja de coca. Economía  29 (62), 17-32. PUCP. Download

 

Tutorial video

Use of BRMUW in Linux or Mac

 

Please note that all my software is constantly under development.  I do my best to verify the code and the algorithms; but unfortunately, I can test the   software only so much by myself (or even with help from a few colleagues and students).  Please contact me if you find bugs or errors and I will do my best to fix them quickly.  I also welcome any suggestions you might have to improve the programs (or even new programming ideas).  Of course, this also means that if you find something you like, you should check back occasionally to see if there is a new upgrade available.

 


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