Essays about: "MCMC"

Showing result 31 - 33 of 33 essays containing the word MCMC.

1. 31. Comparison of change-point detection algorithms for vector time series

   University essay from Statistik

   Author : Yang Du; [2010]
   Keywords : change-point detection; time series; tree; dynamic programming; Bayesian; MCMC;

   Abstract : Change-point detection aims to reveal sudden changes in sequences of data. Special attention has been paid to the detection of abrupt level shifts, and applications of such techniques can be found in a great variety of fields, such as monitoring of climate change, examination of gene expressions and quality control in the manufacturing industry. READ MORE

3. 32. Chinese Basic Pension Substitution Rate: A Monte Carlo Demonstration of the Individual Account Model

   University essay from Statistik

   Author : Bei Dong; Ling Zhang; Xuan Lu; [2008]
   Keywords : Individual Account; Substitution Rate; Basic Pension System; Gibbs Sampling; MCMC.;

   Abstract : At the end of 2005, the State Council of China passed ”The Decision on adjusting the Individual Account of Basic Pension System”, which adjusted the individual account in the 1997 basic pension system. In this essay, we will analyze the adjustment above, and use Life Annuity Actuarial Theory to establish the basic pension substitution rate model. READ MORE

4. 33. Probability calculations of orthologous genes

   University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

   Author : Alice Lagervik Öster; [2005]
   Keywords : Phylogeny; Reconciliation; Orthology; Birth and Death process; Markov Chain Monte Carlo;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to formulate and implement an algorithm that calculates the probability for two genes being orthologs, given a gene tree and a species tree. To do this, reconciliations between the gene tree and the species trees are used. READ MORE