| A comparison of variational and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for inference in partially observed stochastic dynamic systems. (2009) | |||||||||
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| In recent years we have developed a novel variational method for partially observed systems governed by stochastic differential equations. In this paper we provide a comparison of the Variational Gaussian Process Smoother with an exact solution computed using a Hybrid Monte Carlo approach to path sample sampling, applied to a stochastic double well potential model. It is demonstrated that the variational smoother provides us a very accurate estimate of mean path while conditional variance is slightly underestimated. We conclude with some remarks as to the advantages and disadvantages of the variational smoother. | |||||||||
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