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Perfectly random sampling of truncated multinormal distributions

Probability 2007-09-25 v2 Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

The target measure μ\mu is the distribution of a random vector in a box \cB\cB, a Cartesian product of bounded intervals. The Gibbs sampler is a Markov chain with invariant measure μ\mu. A ``coupling from the past'' construction of the Gibbs sampler is used to show ergodicity of the dynamics and to perfectly simulate μ\mu. An algorithm to sample vectors with multinormal distribution truncated to \cB\cB is then implemented.

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@article{arxiv.math/0505522,
  title  = {Perfectly random sampling of truncated multinormal distributions},
  author = {Pedro J. Fernandez and Pablo A. Ferrari and Sebastian Grynberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0505522},
  year   = {2007}
}

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22 pages, submitted to Journal of Applied Probability