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Osvaldo Martin
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Osvaldo Martin is a researcher at CONICET, in Argentina. He has experience using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods to simulate molecules and perform Bayesian inference. He loves to use Python to solve data analysis problems. He is especially motivated by the development and implementation of software tools for Bayesian statistics and probabilistic modeling. He is an open-source developer, and he contributes to Python libraries like PyMC, ArviZ and Bambi among others. He is interested in all aspects of the Bayesian workflow, including numerical methods for inference, diagnosis of sampling, evaluation and criticism of models, comparison of models and presentation of results.
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6.11 Exercises

  1. Read the Bambi documentation ( https://bambinos.github.io/bambi/) and learn how to specify custom priors.

  2. Apply what you learned in the previous point and specify a HalfNormal prior for the slope of model_t.

  3. Define a model like model_poly4, but using raw polynomials, compare the coefficients and the mean fit of both models.

  4. Explain in your own words what a distributional model is.

  5. Expand model_spline to a distributional model. Use another spline to model the α parameter of the NegativeBinomial family.

  6. Create a model named model_p2 for the body_mass with the predictors bill_length, bill_depth, flipper_length, and species.

  7. Use LOO to compare the model in the previous point and model_p.

  8. Use the functions in the interpret module to interpret model_p2. Use both plots and tables.

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Osvaldo Martin is a researcher at CONICET, in Argentina. He has experience using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods to simulate molecules and perform Bayesian inference. He loves to use Python to solve data analysis problems. He is especially motivated by the development and implementation of software tools for Bayesian statistics and probabilistic modeling. He is an open-source developer, and he contributes to Python libraries like PyMC, ArviZ and Bambi among others. He is interested in all aspects of the Bayesian workflow, including numerical methods for inference, diagnosis of sampling, evaluation and criticism of models, comparison of models and presentation of results.
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