For some of my current projects, I'm probably going to need to eventually estimate some models using Metropolis-Hastings sampling. I understand the basic concepts, and the software I use (R) has ...

In this paper we show global convergence, under very general assumptions, of iterative maximization procedures with cyclic fixing of groups of parameters, maximizing over the remaining parameters.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We introduce a deviance function that can be used in conjunction with the quasi-likelihood method. The need for such functions arises when the ...

The ability to detect, discriminate and identify sensory signals is limited by how efficiently information in sensory representations is put to use in the control of behavior. A stimulus activates a ...