abc: an R package for approximate Bayesian computation (ABC)

1. Many recent statistical applications involve inference under complex models, where it is computationally prohibitive to calculate likelihoods but possible to simulate data. Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) is devoted to these complex models because it bypasses the evaluation of the likelihood function by comparing observed and simulated data.

• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Methods in Ecology and Evolution

• Publication date

  2011-06-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00179.xarXiv 1106.2793
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