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Poster

Bayesian nonparametric models for ranked data

Francois Caron · Yee Whye Teh

Harrah’s Special Events Center 2nd Floor

Abstract:

We develop a Bayesian nonparametric extension of the popular Plackett-Luce choice model that can handle an infinite number of choice items. Our framework is based on the theory of random atomic measures, with the prior specified by a gamma process. We derive a posterior characterization and a simple and effective Gibbs sampler for posterior simulation. We then develop a time-varying extension of our model, and apply our model to the New York Times lists of weekly bestselling books.

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