Bayesian multinomial regression with class-specific predictor selection

Details Bayesian multinomial regression with class-specific predictor selection Bayesian multinomial regression with class-specific predictor selection

2009-01-27

arxiv.org/abs/0901.4208v1

Annals of Applied Statistics 2008, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1478-1502

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Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AOAS188 the Annals of Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Ins

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10.1214/08-AOAS188

Consider a multinomial regression model where the response, which indicates a unit's membership in one of several possible unordered classes, is associated with a set of predictor variables. Such models typically involve a matrix of regression coefficients, with the $(j,k)$ element of this matrix modulating the effect of the $k$th predictor on the propensity of the unit to belong to the $j$th class. Thus, a supposition that only a subset of the available predictors are associated with the response corresponds to some of the columns of the coefficient matrix being zero. Under the Bayesian paradigm, the subset of predictors which are associated with the response can be treated as an unknown parameter, leading to typical Bayesian model selection and model averaging procedures. As an alternative, we investigate model selection and averaging, whereby a subset of individual elements of the coefficient matrix are zero. That is, the subset of predictors associated with the propensity to belong to a class varies with the class. We refer to this as class-specific predictor selection. We argue that such a scheme can be attractive on both conceptual and computational grounds.

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