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J. van Niekerk

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Open access Sep 2026

Advancing multilevel Bayesian networks with efficient Bayesian inference

This article proposes an innovative framework, INLA-MBN, that integrates multilevel BNs (MBNs) with the integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA), thereby facilitating efficient structure and parameter learning in both longitudinal and cross-sectional multilevel data contexts.

B. E. Yirdaw, L. K. Debusho, J. van Niekerk et al. · 0 citations
Preprint Jul 2026

Informative Distance-Based Priors for Correlation Matrices Centred on a Target Reference

A distance-based prior is proposed that assigns mass decaying exponentially in the Fisher arc-length distance from a user-specified reference correlation matrix, enabling shrinkage toward any target correlation structure rather than being confined to the identity matrix.

A. Freni-Sterrantino, J. van Niekerk, E. Krainski et al. · 2 citations

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