Density Estimation via Bayesian Inference Engines

원문 초록

We explain how effective automatic probability density function estimates can be constructed using contemporary Bayesian inference engines such as those based on no-U-turn sampling and expectation propagation. Extensive simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed density estimates have excellent comparative performance and scale well to very large sample sizes due to a binning strategy. Moreover, the approach is fully Bayesian and all estimates are accompanied by pointwise credible intervals. An accompanying package in the R language facilitates easy use of the new density estimates.