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From: Bayesian Models for Astrophysical Data, Cambridge Univ. Press
(c) 2017, Joseph M. Hilbe, Rafael S. de Souza and Emille E. O. Ishida
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Code 10.2 Normal linear model, in Python using Stan, for assessing the relationship between central black hole mass and bulge velocity dispersion
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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import pystan
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path_to_data = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astrobayes/BMAD/master/data/Section_10p1/M_sigma.csv'
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# read data
data_frame = dict(pd.read_csv(path_to_data))
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# prepare data for Stan
data = {}
data['obsx'] = np.array(data_frame['obsx'])
data['errx'] = np.array(data_frame['errx'])
data['obsy'] = np.array(data_frame['obsy'])
data['erry'] = np.array(data_frame['erry'])
data['N'] = len(data['obsx'])
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# Stan Gaussian model with errors
stan_code="""
data{
int<lower=0> N; # number of data points
vector[N] obsx; # obs velocity dispersion
vector<lower=0>[N] errx; # errors in velocity dispersion measurements
vector[N] obsy; # obs black hole mass
vector<lower=0>[N] erry; # errors in black hole mass measurements
}
parameters{
real alpha; # intercept
real beta; # angular coefficient
real<lower=0> epsilon; # scatter around true black hole mass
vector[N] x; # true velocity dispersion
vector[N] y; # true black hole mass
}
model{
# likelihood
obsx ~ normal(x, errx);
y ~ normal(alpha + beta * x, epsilon);
obsy ~ normal(y, erry);
}
"""
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# Run mcmc
fit = pystan.stan(model_code=stan_code, data=data, iter=15000, chains=3,
warmup=5000, thin=10, n_jobs=3)
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# Output
nlines = 8 # number of lines in screen output
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output = str(fit).split('\n')
for item in output[:nlines]:
print(item)
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Output on screen:
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Inference for Stan model: anon_model_17e10ffd8db7fefeb22cee9be2011e11.
3 chains, each with iter=15000; warmup=5000; thin=10;
post-warmup draws per chain=1000, total post-warmup draws=3000.
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mean se_mean sd 2.5% 25% 50% 75% 97.5% n_eff Rhat
alpha 8.35 1.1e-3 0.06 8.23 8.31 8.35 8.39 8.46 2941 1.0
beta 4.45 6.2e-3 0.33 3.8 4.22 4.45 4.67 5.11 2864 1.0
epsilon 0.29 1.2e-3 0.06 0.18 0.25 0.29 0.32 0.41 2564 1.0