PyMC by Example

This repository includes example applications of PyMC as IPython Notebooks. Browse them online here:

http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/aflaxman/pymc-examples/tree/master/

Contents

pymc_and_pandas:

example of using pandas.Series and pandas.DataFrame as pymc
Stochastic and Deterministics

negative_binomial_dist:

an exploration of how pymc parameterizes the negative
binomial distribution

function_maximization:

a simple example of using pymc.MAP to optimize a function of
3 variables.

gibbs_for_uniform_ball:

a simple example of subclassing pymc.Gibbs and using it to
sample uniformly from the unit ball in n-dimensions

seeds_re_logistic_regression:

a random effects logistic regression for seed growth, made
famous as an example for BUGS

gp_derivative_constraints:

an approximation to putting bounds on derivatives of
Gaussian Processes