Sentence examples for update a prior from inspiring English sources

One can use new data to update a prior model so that posterior parameters can be estimated (Raftery 1993; Lee 2007; Kaplan and Depaoli 2012).

We propose use of Bayesian ideas as a philosophical guide (as proposed by Howson and Urbach) [ 12] rather than a mathematical method to update a prior probability density.

We will update a prior decision analytic model examining prophylactic LMWH in pregnant women with a history of prior VTE [ 87], using each women's visual analog scale utility assessments for the relevant outcomes of DVT in pregnancy, PE in pregnancy, obstetrical hemorrhage and the burden of LWMH prophylaxis in pregnancy.

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We assessed the state of women veterans' health research by conducting a systematic review of scientific literature published from 2004 to 2008, updating a prior review spanning the history of this literature to 2004.

As part of this review, we updated a prior systematic review from our group [22].

We updated a prior systematic review through 2010.

To summarise interventions to reduce UC use and CAUTIs, we updated a prior systematic review (through October 2012), and a meta-analysis regarding interventions prompting UC removal by reminders or stop orders.

To compare the accuracy of the proposed BinoGMF with other GM splitting methods presented in Section 2, we update a one-component prior with a nonlinear measurement.

By observing the cue and target coin locations, the model accurately applied the rules of Bayesian statistics to update a joint distribution of the prior's estimated mean and variance (see Methods).

"Now, when I come to Los Angeles, Jonathan rents me a car, and I hit the thrift shops". Togo decided to keep the 9-by-9-foot kitchen and two small bathrooms updated by a prior owner, but rickety aluminum-framed sliding doors were swapped for new custom dual-glaze glass.