Re: [R] Getting Started with Bayesian MCMC

2010-04-14 Thread Greg Snow
The purpose of the task view is to answer questions like this. I for one would not be able to give a better answer than what is there. My suggestion would be to pull out your Bayesian textbook (or get one, or use online notes from a class, etc.) and look through the homework problems and examp

Re: [R] Getting Started with Bayesian MCMC

2010-04-13 Thread Shige Song
Hi Ben, Before you begin playing with BUGS/JAGS, there are several native R packages that deal with a wide variety of Bayesian models that worth considering. Among many others, I find MCMCpack, DPpackage, and MCMCglmm very useful (and convenient). Best, Shige On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Ben