Once a month we discuss a particular research method that may be of interest to people working in health economics. We’ll consider widely used key methodologies, as well as more novel approaches. Our reviews are not designed to be comprehensive… Read More »Method of the month: Semiparametric models with penalised splines
This a short post just to bring to your attention STAN, a tool for Bayesian statistical inference. It’s been around for a few years now but like many of these things it can be slow to percolate down to the… Read More »STAN: A tool for Bayesian inference and MCMC
WinBUGS is a widely used free software program within health-economics. It allows for Bayesian statistical modelling, using Gibbs sampling. (Hence the name: the Windows version of Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling). One of the drawbacks of WinBUGS is the notoriously… Read More »Solution for Trap 66 (Postcondition violated)
Simulation and data analysis are two of the principle parts of health economics research. Most Master’s courses teach both, although many focus more heavily on the former. There are many programs and packages available to a researcher, each with their… Read More »Tools of the trade