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Figur 5-3. The Analysis Result Chart view.
5.4
Inspecting results and convergence diagnostics from
Bayesian simulations.
Bayesian computations are based on simulations using a finite number of simulated draws from
the posterior distributions of the model parameters. The simulation outputs should therefore be
inspected for convergence before any estimates is used. The following views can be used to
inspect the results from Bayesian simulations: The Simulation Output Statistics, the Simulation
Output Chart View and Simulation Information View.
5.4.1
Simulation Output Statistics table view
The Simulation Output Statistics table shows summary statistics of all simulation outputs.
The following parameters are reported for a Bayesian simulation:
Direct updating:
Mu:
The mean
of the model.
Sigma^2: The variance
of the model.
Hierarchical updating:
Mu[j] :
The mean
Sigma^2[j]:
The variance
Mu.pop:
The mean (
Sigma.pop^2:
The variance
model.
of the model for group j.
of the model for group j.
of the population/prior distribution of a hierarchical model.
of the population/prior distribution of a hierarchical
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