Metropolis Hastings MCMC for non negative distribution

When doing metroplis hastings MCMC, I was facing the problem that Metropolis Hastings MCMC when the proposal and target have differing support. The following post introduces the solution. http://darrenjw.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/metropolis-hastings-mcmc-when-the-proposal-and-target-have-differing-support/ The content is as follows, Introduction Very often it is desirable to use Metropolis Hastings MCMC for a target distribution which does not have … Continue reading

My math genealogy

Brian Douglas Davison (2002) –> Haym Hirsh (1989) –> Bruce Gardner Buchanan (1966) –> Gerald J. Massey (1964) –> Karl Gustav Hempel(1934) and Alonzo Church (1927) Karl Gustav Hempel (1934) –> Wolfgang Köhler (1909) –> Carl Stumpf (1869) –> Rudolf Hermann Lotze (1838) –> Ernst Heinrich Weber (1815) Alonzo Church (1927) –> Oswald Veblen (1903) –> E. H. (Eliakim Hastings) Moore (1885) –> H. A. (Hubert Anson) Newton (1850) –> Michel Chasles (1814) –> Simeon Denis Poisson (1800) –> Joseph Louis Lagrange (1754) … Continue reading

用曾国藩六句话警示自己

1.与多疑人共事,事必不成。与好利人共事,己必受累。 2.无实学而有虚名,自知当有祸变。 3.全副精神专注一事,终身必有成就。 4.古今之庸人,皆以一惰字致败;古今之人才,皆以一傲字致败。 5.不能不趁三十以前立志猛进也。 6.观人四法:讲信用、无官气、有条理、少大话。 Most significant aspect for a good family life is health. There are several situation such as tourette syndrome which have no cure. If you are considering Viagra, you apparently want to know more about Viagra. (See also this site). What should you speak to … Continue reading