Mathematics – Statistics Theory
Scientific paper
2011-02-04
Mathematics
Statistics Theory
Scientific paper
Linear models with a growing number of parameters have been widely used in modern statistics. One important problem about this kind of model is the variable selection issue. Bayesian approaches, which provide a stochastic search of informative variables, have gained popularity. In this paper, we will study the asymptotic properties related to Bayesian model selection when the model dimension $p$ is growing with the sample size $n$. We consider $p\le n$ and provide sufficient conditions under which: (1) with large probability, the posterior probability of the true model (from which samples are drawn) uniformly dominates the posterior probability of any incorrect models; and (2) with large probability, the posterior probability of the true model converges to one. Both (1) and (2) guarantee that the true model will be selected under a Bayesian framework. We also demonstrate several situations when (1) holds but (2) fails, which illustrates the difference between these two properties. Simulated examples are provided to illustrate the main results.
Clayton Murray K.
Shang Zuofeng
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