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Title: | Stability and examples of some approximate MCMC algorithms | ||||||
Author: | Medina Aguayo, Felipe Javier |
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0000 0004 6351 3065
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Awarding Body: | University of Warwick | ||||||
Current Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||||
Date of Award: | 2017 | ||||||
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Approximate Monte Carlo algorithms are not uncommon these days, their applicability is related to the possibility of controlling the computational cost by introducing some noise or approximation in the method. We focus on the stability properties of a particular approximate MCMC algorithm, which we term noisy Metropolis-Hastings. Such properties have been studied before in tandem with the pseudo-marginal algorithm, but under fairly strong assumptions. Here, we examine the noisy Metropolis-Hastings algorithm in more detail and explore possible corrective actions for reducing the introduced bias. In this respect, a novel approximate method is presented, motivated by the class of exact algorithms with randomised acceptance. We also discuss some applications and theoretical guarantees of this new approach.
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Supervisor: | Not available | Sponsor: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mexico) | ||||
Qualification Name: | Thesis (Ph.D.) | Qualification Level: | Doctoral | ||||
EThOS ID: | uk.bl.ethos.714979 | DOI: | Not available | ||||
Keywords: | QA Mathematics | ||||||
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