Bambi is a high-level Bayesian model-building interface written in
Python
Python may refer to:
Snakes
* Pythonidae, a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia
** ''Python'' (genus), a genus of Pythonidae found in Africa and Asia
* Python (mythology), a mythical serpent
Computing
* Python (prog ...
. It works with the
PyMC probabilistic programming framework. Bambi provides an interface to build and solve Bayesian generalized (non-)linear multivariate multilevel models.
Bambi is an
open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use and view the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open source model is a decentrali ...
project, developed by the community and is an affiliated project of
NumFOCUS.
Etymology
Bambi is an acronym for BAyesian Model-Building Interface.
Library features
* Model specification using a Wilkison-like formula style
* Bayesian inference using MCMC and Variational Inference methods
* Interface with
ArviZ, as Bambi returns an object
* Model interpretation via conditional adjusted comparisons, predictions, and slopes
* A wide array of response families
* Default priors that the users can modify if needed
See also
*
Stan, a probabilistic programming language for statistical inference written in C++
References
External links
*
*
{{Statistical software
2016 software
Computational statistics
Free Bayesian statistics software
Monte Carlo software
Numerical programming languages