Bayes version for continuous case, what does the integral mean?

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In bayes version for continuous case, what does it mean to integrate with respect to $dtheta$ when $theta$ is a vector not a a scalar value?



$$p(theta|D) = fractheta)p(theta)p(D)$$



Where $D$ is a set of observed data points, and $theta$ is a vector of parameters to be estimated.



$$ p(D) = int p(D|theta)p(theta)dtheta $$



Is this integral a surface integral, component-wise integral or what ?










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  • You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
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  • Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
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    Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
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In bayes version for continuous case, what does it mean to integrate with respect to $dtheta$ when $theta$ is a vector not a a scalar value?



$$p(theta|D) = fractheta)p(theta)p(D)$$



Where $D$ is a set of observed data points, and $theta$ is a vector of parameters to be estimated.



$$ p(D) = int p(D|theta)p(theta)dtheta $$



Is this integral a surface integral, component-wise integral or what ?










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  • You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
    – Maxtron
    1 hour ago










  • Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
    – Loai Ghoraba
    1 hour ago






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    Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
    – Maxtron
    41 mins ago













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In bayes version for continuous case, what does it mean to integrate with respect to $dtheta$ when $theta$ is a vector not a a scalar value?



$$p(theta|D) = fractheta)p(theta)p(D)$$



Where $D$ is a set of observed data points, and $theta$ is a vector of parameters to be estimated.



$$ p(D) = int p(D|theta)p(theta)dtheta $$



Is this integral a surface integral, component-wise integral or what ?










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In bayes version for continuous case, what does it mean to integrate with respect to $dtheta$ when $theta$ is a vector not a a scalar value?



$$p(theta|D) = fractheta)p(theta)p(D)$$



Where $D$ is a set of observed data points, and $theta$ is a vector of parameters to be estimated.



$$ p(D) = int p(D|theta)p(theta)dtheta $$



Is this integral a surface integral, component-wise integral or what ?







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  • You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
    – Maxtron
    1 hour ago










  • Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
    – Loai Ghoraba
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
    – Maxtron
    41 mins ago

















  • You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
    – Maxtron
    1 hour ago










  • Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
    – Loai Ghoraba
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
    – Maxtron
    41 mins ago
















You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
– Maxtron
1 hour ago




You are computing the marginal distribution of $p(D)$ over the range of your parameter space $theta in Theta$. The choice of integral depends on how your parameter space is defined.
– Maxtron
1 hour ago












Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
– Loai Ghoraba
1 hour ago




Can you give an example with a specific parameter space? I'm not sure I fully understand your answer
– Loai Ghoraba
1 hour ago




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1




Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
– Maxtron
41 mins ago





Say your parameter $theta$ is a 2-D vector and bounded, i.e., $theta_1 in [a_1, b_1]$ and $theta_2 in [a_2, b_2]$, then $Theta in [a_1, b_1] times [a_2, b_2] $, which is a surface.
– Maxtron
41 mins ago











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That will be the n-dimensional integral, like the 2D case below: $$p(D) = int_Thetaint p(D | theta_1,theta_2)p(theta_1,theta_2)dtheta_1dtheta_2$$
Because it does not matter if you put them in a vector or not; if you formulate your likelihood and joint PDF correctly. You just have $n$ random variables.






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    That will be the n-dimensional integral, like the 2D case below: $$p(D) = int_Thetaint p(D | theta_1,theta_2)p(theta_1,theta_2)dtheta_1dtheta_2$$
    Because it does not matter if you put them in a vector or not; if you formulate your likelihood and joint PDF correctly. You just have $n$ random variables.






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      That will be the n-dimensional integral, like the 2D case below: $$p(D) = int_Thetaint p(D | theta_1,theta_2)p(theta_1,theta_2)dtheta_1dtheta_2$$
      Because it does not matter if you put them in a vector or not; if you formulate your likelihood and joint PDF correctly. You just have $n$ random variables.






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        That will be the n-dimensional integral, like the 2D case below: $$p(D) = int_Thetaint p(D | theta_1,theta_2)p(theta_1,theta_2)dtheta_1dtheta_2$$
        Because it does not matter if you put them in a vector or not; if you formulate your likelihood and joint PDF correctly. You just have $n$ random variables.






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        That will be the n-dimensional integral, like the 2D case below: $$p(D) = int_Thetaint p(D | theta_1,theta_2)p(theta_1,theta_2)dtheta_1dtheta_2$$
        Because it does not matter if you put them in a vector or not; if you formulate your likelihood and joint PDF correctly. You just have $n$ random variables.







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