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stat.CO2017★ 317 cited
Dynamic nested sampling: an improved algorithm for parameter estimation and evidence calculation
Edward Higson, Will Handley, Mike Hobson +1
We introduce dynamic nested sampling: a generalisation of the nested sampling algorithm in which the number of "live points" varies to allocate samples more efficiently. In empiric…
stat.ME2017★ 54 cited
Sampling Errors in Nested Sampling Parameter Estimation
Edward Higson, Will Handley, Mike Hobson +1
Sampling errors in nested sampling parameter estimation differ from those in Bayesian evidence calculation, but have been little studied in the literature. This paper provides the…