James McGree

Dr. James McGree


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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 June 2015 in International Statistical Review
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ERElizabeth G. Ryan
Elizabeth G. Ryan
CDChristopher Drovandi
Christopher Drovandi
JMJames McGree
James McGree
APAnthony Pettitt
Anthony Pettitt

2 January 2014 in Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
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CDChristopher Drovandi
Christopher Drovandi
JMJames McGree
James McGree
APAnthony Pettitt
Anthony Pettitt
This article presents a sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) algorithm that can be used for any one-at-a-time Bayesian sequential design problem in the presence of model uncertainty where discrete data are encountered. Our focus is on adaptive design for model discrimination but the methodology is applicable if one has a different design objective such as parameter estimation or prediction. An SMC algorithm is run in parallel for each model and the algorithm relies on a convenient estimator of the evidence of each model that is essentially a function of importance sampling weights. Methods that rely on quadrature for this task suffer from the curse of dimensionality. Approximating posterior model probabilities in this way allows us to use model discrimination utility functions derived from information theory that were previously difficult to compute except for conjugate models. A major benefit of the algorithm is that it requires very little problem-specific tuning. We demonstrate the methodology on three applications, including discriminating between models for decline in motor neuron numbers in patients suffering from motor neuron disease. Computer code to run one of the examples is provided as online supplementary materials.

1 March 2014 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
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MMMassimiliano De Antoni Migliorati
Massimiliano De Antoni Migliorati
CSClemens Scheer
Clemens Scheer
PGPeter R. Grace
Peter R. Grace
DRDavid Rowlings
David Rowlings
MBMichael Bell
Michael Bell
JMJames McGree
James McGree

1 December 2019 in Water Research
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TPThamali Perera
Thamali Perera
JMJames McGree
James McGree
Prasanna EgodawattaPrasanna Egodawatta
Prasanna Egodawatta
KJK.B.S.N. Jinadsaa
K.B.S.N. Jinadsaa
Ashantha GoonetillekeAshantha Goonetilleke
Ashantha Goonetilleke

1 June 2015 in Science of The Total Environment
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Buddhi WijesiriBuddhi Wijesiri
Buddhi Wijesiri
Prasanna EgodawattaPrasanna Egodawatta
Prasanna Egodawatta
JMJames McGree
James McGree
Ashantha GoonetillekeAshantha Goonetilleke
Ashantha Goonetilleke

1 January 2013 in Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
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CDChristopher Drovandi
Christopher Drovandi
JMJames McGree
James McGree
APAnthony Pettitt
Anthony Pettitt