Algebraic algorithms for sampling from conditional distributions

Persi W. Diaconis, Bernd Sturmfels · The Annals of Statistics · 1998

We construct Markov chain algorithms for sampling from discrete exponential families conditional on a sufficient statistic. Examples include contingency tables, logistic regression, and spectral analysis of permutation data. The algorithms involve computations in polynomial rings using Gröbner bases.

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