Conjugate priors for count and rounded data regression

10/23/2021
by   Daniel R. Kowal, et al.
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Discrete data are abundant and often arise as counts or rounded data. Yet even for linear regression models, conjugate priors and closed-form posteriors are typically unavailable, which necessitates approximations such as MCMC for posterior inference. For a broad class of count and rounded data regression models, we introduce conjugate priors that enable closed-form posterior inference. Key posterior and predictive functionals are computable analytically or via direct Monte Carlo simulation. Crucially, the predictive distributions are discrete to match the support of the data and can be evaluated or simulated jointly across multiple covariate values. These tools are broadly useful for linear regression, nonlinear models via basis expansions, and model and variable selection. Multiple simulation studies demonstrate significant advantages in computing, predictive modeling, and selection relative to existing alternatives.

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