LKJ distribution on correlation matrices

Source: R/distributions.R

This is a one-parameter of distributions on correlation matrices. The probability density is proportional to the determinant raised to the power of the parameter: pdf(X; eta) = Z(eta) * det(X) ** (eta - 1), where Z(eta) is a normalization constant. The uniform distribution on correlation matrices is the special case eta = 1.

tfd_lkj(
  dimension,
  concentration,
  input_output_cholesky = FALSE,
  validate_args = FALSE,
  allow_nan_stats = TRUE,
  name = "LKJ"
)

Arguments

dimension

integer. The dimension of the correlation matrices to sample.
concentration

float or double Tensor. The positive concentration parameter of the LKJ distributions. The pdf of a sample matrix X is proportional to det(X) ** (concentration - 1).
input_output_cholesky

Logical. If TRUE, functions whose input or output have the semantics of samples assume inputs are in Cholesky form and return outputs in Cholesky form. In particular, if this flag is TRUE, input to log_prob is presumed of Cholesky form and output from sample is of Cholesky form. Setting this argument to TRUE is purely a computational optimization and does not change the underlying distribution. Additionally, validation checks which are only defined on the multiplied-out form are omitted, even if validate_args is TRUE. Default value: FALSE (i.e., input/output does not have Cholesky semantics).
validate_args

Logical, default FALSE. When TRUE distribution parameters are checked for validity despite possibly degrading runtime performance. When FALSE invalid inputs may silently render incorrect outputs. Default value: FALSE.
allow_nan_stats

Logical, default TRUE. When TRUE, statistics (e.g., mean, mode, variance) use the value NaN to indicate the result is undefined. When FALSE, an exception is raised if one or more of the statistic's batch members are undefined.
name

name prefixed to Ops created by this class.

Value

a distribution instance.

Details

The distribution is named after Lewandowski, Kurowicka, and Joe, who gave a sampler for the distribution in Lewandowski, Kurowicka, Joe, 2009.

See also

For usage examples see e.g. tfd_sample(), tfd_log_prob(), tfd_mean().

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