1 Introduction: basic notions about Bayesian inference |
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1.2 Simple dependence structures |
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1.3 Synthesis of conditional distributions |
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1.4 Choice of the prior distribution |
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1.5 Bayesian inference in the linear regression model |
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1.6 Markov chain Monte Carlo methods |
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1.6.2 Metropolis—Hastings algorithm |
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1.6.3 Adaptive rejection Metropolis sampling |
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2 Dynamic linear models |
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2.4 Dynamic linear models |
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2.5 Dynamic linear models in package dlm |
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2.6 Examples of nonlinear and non-Gaussian state space models |
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2.7 State estimation and forecasting |
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2.7.2 Kalman filter for dynamic linear models |
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2.7.3 Filtering with missing observations |
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2.9 The innovation process and model checking |
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2.10 Controllability and observability of time-invariant DLMs |
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3 Model specification |
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3.1 Classical tools for time series analysis |
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3.2 Univariate DLMs for time series analysis |
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3.2.2 Seasonal factor models |
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3.2.3 Fourier form seasonal models |
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3.2.4 General periodic components |
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3.2.5 DLM representation of ARIMA models |
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3.2.6 Example: estimating the output gap |
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3.3 Models for multivariate time series |
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3.3.1 DLMs for longitudinal data |
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3.3.2 Seemingly unrelated time series equations |
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3.3.3 Seemingly unrelated regression models |
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3.3.7 Multivariate ARMA models |
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4 Models with unknown parameters |
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4.1 Maximum likelihood estimation |
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4.3 Conjugate Bayesian inference |
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4.3.1 Unknown covariance matrices: conjugate inference |
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4.3.2 Specification of Wt by discount factors |
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4.3.3 A discount factor model for time-varying Vt |
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4.4 Simulation-based Bayesian inference |
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4.4.1 Drawing the states given y1:T: forward filtering backward sampling |
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4.4.2 General strategies for MCMC |
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4.4.3 Illustration: Gibbs sampling for a local level model |
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4.5.1 Constant unknown variances: d Inverse Gamma prior |
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4.5.2 Multivariate extensions |
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4.5.3 A model for outliers and structural breaks |
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4.6.1 Estimating the output gap: Bayesian inference |
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5 Sequential Monte Carlo methods |
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5.1 The basic particle filter |
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5.2 Auxiliary particle filter |
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5.3 Sequential Monte Carlo with unknown parameters |
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5.3.1 A simple example with unknown parameters |
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A Useful distributions |
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B Matrix algebra: Singular Value Decomposition |
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Index |
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References |
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