arviz.mcse#

arviz.mcse(data, *, var_names=None, method='mean', prob=None, dask_kwargs=None)[source]#

Calculate Markov Chain Standard Error statistic.

Parameters

dataobj: Any object that can be converted to an arviz.InferenceData object Refer to documentation of arviz.convert_to_dataset() for details For ndarray: shape = (chain, draw). For n-dimensional ndarray transform first to dataset with az.convert_to_dataset.
var_nameslist: Names of variables to include in the rhat report
methodstr: Select mcse method. Valid methods are: - “mean” - “sd” - “median” - “quantile”
probfloat: Quantile information.
dask_kwargsdict, optional: Dask related kwargs passed to wrap_xarray_ufunc().

Returns

xarray.Dataset: Return the msce dataset

See also

ess: Compute autocovariance estimates for every lag for the input array.
summary: Create a data frame with summary statistics.
plot_mcse: Plot quantile or local Monte Carlo Standard Error.

Examples

Calculate the Markov Chain Standard Error using the default arguments:

In [1]: import arviz as az
   ...: data = az.load_arviz_data("non_centered_eight")
   ...: az.mcse(data)
   ...: 
Out[1]: 
<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:  (school: 8)
Coordinates:
  * school   (school) object 'Choate' 'Deerfield' ... "St. Paul's" 'Mt. Hermon'
Data variables:
    mu       float64 0.08102
    theta_t  (school) float64 0.02339 0.01925 0.02092 ... 0.01931 0.01906
    tau      float64 0.0791
    theta    (school) float64 0.1285 0.103 0.1306 ... 0.1158 0.1193 0.1218

Calculate the Markov Chain Standard Error using the quantile method:

In [2]: az.mcse(data, method="quantile", prob=0.7)
Out[2]: 
<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:  (school: 8)
Coordinates:
  * school   (school) object 'Choate' 'Deerfield' ... "St. Paul's" 'Mt. Hermon'
Data variables:
    mu       float64 0.1305
    theta_t  (school) float64 0.034 0.02491 0.0319 ... 0.0333 0.02363 0.03383
    tau      float64 0.1145
    theta    (school) float64 0.1776 0.1047 0.1426 ... 0.156 0.1508 0.1209