Big Data Bayesian Linear Regression and Variable Selection by Normal-Inverse-Gamma Summation
Big Data Bayesian Linear Regression and Variable Selection by Normal-Inverse-Gamma Summation
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DOI:
10.1214/17-ba1083
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发表时间:
2017-11
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Hang Qian
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作者:
Hang Qian
. We introduce the normal-inverse-gamma summation operator, which combines Bayesian regression results from different data sources and leads to a simple split-and-merge algorithm for big data regressions. The summation operator is also useful for computing the marginal likelihood and facilitates Bayesian model selection methods, including Bayesian LASSO, stochastic search variable selection, Markov chain Monte Carlo model composition, etc. Observations are scanned in one pass and then the sampler iteratively combines normal-inverse-gamma distributions without reloading the data. Simulation studies demonstrate that our algorithms can efficiently handle highly correlated big data. A real-world data set on employment and wage is also analyzed.