WinBUGS is

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for

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using

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(MCMC) methods. It is based on the BUGS ( Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling) project started in 1989. It runs under

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, though it can also be run on

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or Mac using

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. It was developed by the BUGS Project, a team of British researchers at the MRC

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Unit,

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, and

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, London. Originally intended to solve problems encountered in medical statistics, it soon became widely used in other disciplines, such as ecology, sociology, and geology. The last version of WinBUGS was version 1.4.3, released in August 2007. Development is now focused on

OpenBUGS OpenBUGS is a software application for the Bayesian analysis of complex statistical models using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. OpenBUGS is the open source variant of WinBUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling). It runs under Mic ...

, an

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version of the package. WinBUGS 1.4.3 remains available as a stable version for routine use, but is no longer being developed.

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WinBUGS Homepage
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