WinBUGS 1.4.

A review of WinBUGS, a software package that employs Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to fit Bayesian statistical models, is presented. Details are provided of the stages required to fit a Bayesian model with WinBUGS and of the package's advantages and drawbacks.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Statistician Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 330 - 337
Main Author: Cowles, Mary Kathryn
Format: Product Evaluation
Published: American Statistical Association Nov2004
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Summary:A review of WinBUGS, a software package that employs Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to fit Bayesian statistical models, is presented. Details are provided of the stages required to fit a Bayesian model with WinBUGS and of the package's advantages and drawbacks.