NIMBLE: A language for algorithms for graphical models embedded in R
Christopher Paciorek
Perry de Valpine
Daniel Turek
Nick Michaud
Duncan Temple lang
10.6084/m9.figshare.6169445.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/poster/NIMBLE_A_language_for_algorithms_for_graphical_models_embedded_in_R/6169445
<p>NIMBLE is a system for building and sharing analysis methods for
statistical models, especially for hierarchical models and
computationally-intensive methods. NIMBLE is built in R but compiles
your models and algorithms using C++ for speed. It includes three
components:</p>
<ol><li>A system for using models written in the BUGS model language as programmable objects in R.</li><li>An initial library of algorithms for models written in BUGS,
including basic MCMC, which can be used directly or can be customized
from R before being compiled and run.</li><li>A language embedded in R for programming algorithms for models, both of which are compiled through C++ code and loaded into R.</li></ol>
<p>NIMBLE can also be used without BUGS models as a way to compile
simple R-like code into C++, which is then compiled and loaded into R
with an interface function or object.</p>
2018-04-22 20:58:15
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