DocumentCode
3052629
Title
Bayesian Estimation and MCMC Sampling for the Mortality Probability Model of Population
Author
Tong, Hengqing ; Han, Yanmin ; Liu, Yingfeng
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math., Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan
fYear
2007
fDate
6-8 July 2007
Firstpage
1285
Lastpage
1288
Abstract
In this paper we consider the mortality probability model of population throughout the whole lifespan based on the mortality rate in the Weibull distribution, that is, the exponential constant of the mortality rate is transformed into a variable function. In the paper we provide the variable function with alternative methods. However the precision of linear function is less than that of nonlinear function with the same number of parameters. The paper proposes a nonlinear variable function as the exponential of mortality rate. Bayesian estimation provides a feasible treatment of the complicated model resorting to MCMC algorithms. Finally we carry out a research into the mortality probability model of Rattus norvegicus population. MC error precision of parameters reaches to 10-4 . The results show us Bayesian estimation is an effective method using MCMC sampling the mortality probability model of population.
Keywords
Bayes methods; Weibull distribution; ecology; nonlinear functions; Bayesian estimation; MCMC sampling; Rattus norvegicus population; Weibull distribution; animal population; exponential constant; mortality probability model; nonlinear variable function; Animals; Bayesian methods; Equations; Life estimation; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Polynomials; Processor scheduling; Sampling methods; Weibull distribution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2007. ICBBE 2007. The 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan
Print_ISBN
1-4244-1120-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICBBE.2007.331
Filename
4272815
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