Bayesian multivariate Bernstein polynomial density estimation
Michael Peter Wiper, María Concepción Ausín Olivera, Yanyun Zhao · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2013
This paper introduces a new approach to Bayesian nonparametric inference for densities on the hypercube, based on the use of a multivariate Bernstein polynomial prior. Posterior convergence rates under the proposed prior are obtained. Furthermore, a novel sampling scheme, based on the use of slice sampling techniques, is proposed for estimation of the posterior predictive density. The approach is illustrated with both simulated and real data examples