A new way to evaluate G-Wishart normalising constants via Fourier analysis
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| author | Wong, Ching Moffa, Giusi Kuipers, Jack |
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| contents | The G-Wishart distribution is an essential component for the Bayesian analysis of Gaussian graphical models as the conjugate prior for the precision matrix. Evaluating the marginal likelihood of such models usually requires computing high-dimensional integrals to determine the G-Wishart normalising constant. Closed-form results are known for decomposable or chordal graphs, while an explicit representation as a formal series expansion has been derived recently for general graphs. The nested infinite sums, however, do not lend themselves to computation, remaining of limited practical value. Borrowing techniques from random matrix theory and Fourier analysis, we provide novel exact results well suited to the numerical evaluation of the normalising constant for classes of graphs beyond chordal graphs. |
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| spellingShingle | A new way to evaluate G-Wishart normalising constants via Fourier analysis Wong, Ching Moffa, Giusi Kuipers, Jack Methodology Statistics Theory 62H05, 60E05 (Primary) 62F15 (Secondary) The G-Wishart distribution is an essential component for the Bayesian analysis of Gaussian graphical models as the conjugate prior for the precision matrix. Evaluating the marginal likelihood of such models usually requires computing high-dimensional integrals to determine the G-Wishart normalising constant. Closed-form results are known for decomposable or chordal graphs, while an explicit representation as a formal series expansion has been derived recently for general graphs. The nested infinite sums, however, do not lend themselves to computation, remaining of limited practical value. Borrowing techniques from random matrix theory and Fourier analysis, we provide novel exact results well suited to the numerical evaluation of the normalising constant for classes of graphs beyond chordal graphs. |
| title | A new way to evaluate G-Wishart normalising constants via Fourier analysis |
| topic | Methodology Statistics Theory 62H05, 60E05 (Primary) 62F15 (Secondary) |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.06803 |