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Bayesian Networks

Software

Notable software for Bayesian networks include:

  • Just another Gibbs sampler (JAGS) – Open-source alternative to WinBUGS. Uses Gibbs sampling.
  • OpenBUGS – Open-source development of WinBUGS.
  • SPSS Modeler – Commercial software that includes an implementation for Bayesian networks.
  • Stan (software) – Stan is an open-source package for obtaining Bayesian inference using the No-U-Turn sampler (NUTS), a variant of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo.
  • PyMC3 – A Python library implementing an embedded domain specific language to represent bayesian networks, and a variety of samplers (including NUTS)
  • WinBUGS – One of the first computational implementations of MCMC samplers. No longer maintained.