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Reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo (RJMCMC) is a Bayesian model estimation method which has been used for trans-dimensional sampling. In this study, we propose utilization of RJMCMC beyond trans-dimensional sampling. This new…

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Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms are indispensable when sampling from a complex, high-dimensional distribution by a conventional method is intractable. Even though MCMC is a powerful tool, it is also hard to control and tune in…

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