Sentence examples for structures of the prior from inspiring English sources

Because shrinkage of estimates is affected by the prior variance of transformed effects, we propose four structures of the prior variance as a way of potentially increasing the prediction accuracy of the models fitted.

Undoubtedly a key component of this method is the structure of the prior information used to distinguish the exponential from the linear model.

The quite variable covariance structure of the prior distribution (large variances) allows that the data have a strong influence on shaping the posterior distribution.

If the covariance structure of the prior is quite variable then the actual drift of the prior distribution has not a strong influence of the drift calculated for the posterior distribution.

When applying the Bayesian model, it is essential to state in advance the source and structure of the prior distributions that are proposed for the principal analysis [ 27, 28].

Reducing the variance in the covariance structure of the prior distribution has the effect that a deviation of the drift of the posterior distribution from the constant mean 0 drift needs stronger support from the data and a shrinkage effect toward the constant function at 0 is executed.

The chemical architecture for elements is complex; thus, the method proposed herein was applied to infer the dependency structures of the elements using prior knowledge of their biological roles.

No modifications were made to the structures of the proteasome conformers prior to the EEM calculation.

You can see how the result depends on the underlying structure of the economy prior to trade liberalization.

Importantly, the optical measurement of the diffuse reflectance is used to assess the relative structure of the coatings prior to the abrasion test.

It is found that the width ΔTA = Af − As of the two-phase region and the austenite start temperature As are significantly affected by the variant structure of the martensite prior transformation.