Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: The creation of optimal samplers can be a challenging task, especially in the presence of constraints on the support of parameters. One way of mitigating the severity of this challenge is to work with transformed variables, where the support is more conducive to sampling. In this work, a particular transformation called inversion in a sphere is embedded within the popular Metropolis-Hastings paradigm to effectively sample in such scenarios. The method is illustrated on three domains: the standard simplex (sum-to-one constraint), a sector of an $n$-sphere, and hypercubes. The method's performance is assessed using simulation studies with comparisons to strategies from existing literature.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Chaudhry, Sharang, Lautzenheiser, Daniel, Ghosh, Kaushik
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics and Probability
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3207195240