---
title: "MCMC Lab:"
author: 'Name - here'
date: "September 29, 2017"
output: html_document
---


## Lab Overview
This lab will provide an opportunity to explore MCMC code. Turn in your results to D2L under MCMC_Lab. You are welcome to work together if you'd like, but each person should turn in their own document.

## Questions
Answer the following questions in this R Markdown document. Note: for this assignment you can supress much of the code by using the echo=F option.

### 1. Gibbs Sampler
Use the code below for this question

```{r, eval=F}
######### First Gibbs Sampler
set.seed(09182017)
### simulate data
num.obs <- 100
mu.true <- 0
sigmasq.true <- 1
y <- rnorm(num.obs,mu.true,sigmasq.true)
mean.y <- mean(y)
var.y <- var(y)
library(LearnBayes) # for rigamma
### initialize vectors and set starting values and priors
num.sims <- 10000
Phi <- matrix(0,nrow=num.sims,ncol=2)
Phi[1,1] <- 0 # initialize theta
Phi[1,2] <- 1 # initialize (sigmasq)
mu.0 <- 0
tausq.0 <- 1
nu.0 <- 1
sigmasq.0 <- 10

for (i in 2:num.sims){
  # sample theta from full conditional
  mu.n <- (mu.0 / tausq.0 + num.obs * mean.y / Phi[(i-1),2]) / (1 / tausq.0 + num.obs / Phi[(i-1),2] )
  tausq.n <- 1 / (1/tausq.0 + num.obs / Phi[(i-1),2])
  Phi[i,1] <- rnorm(1,mu.n,sqrt(tausq.n))
  
  # sample (1/sigma.sq) from full conditional
  nu.n <- nu.0 + num.obs
  sigmasq.n.theta <- 1/nu.n*(nu.0*sigmasq.0 + sum((y - Phi[i,1])^2))
  Phi[i,2] <- rigamma(1,nu.n/2,nu.n*sigmasq.n.theta/2)
}

# plot joint posterior
plot(Phi[1:5,1],1/Phi[1:5,2],xlim=range(Phi[,1]),ylim=range(1/Phi[,2]),pch=c('1','2','3','4','5'),cex=.8,
     ylab=expression(sigma[2]), xlab = expression(theta), main='Joint Posterior',sub='first 5 samples')

plot(Phi[1:10,1],1/Phi[1:10,2],xlim=range(Phi[,1]),ylim=range(1/Phi[,2]),pch=as.character(1:15),cex=.8,
     ylab=expression(sigma[2]), xlab = expression(theta), main='Joint Posterior',sub='first 10 samples')

plot(Phi[1:100,1],1/Phi[1:100,2],xlim=range(Phi[,1]),ylim=range(1/Phi[,2]),pch=16,col=rgb(0,0,0,1),cex=.8,
     ylab=expression(sigma[2]), xlab = expression(theta), main='Joint Posterior',sub='first 100 samples')

plot(Phi[,1],1/Phi[,2],xlim=range(Phi[,1]),ylim=range(1/Phi[,2]),pch=16,col=rgb(0,0,0,.25),cex=.8,
     ylab=expression(sigma[2]), xlab = expression(theta), main='Joint Posterior',sub='all samples')
points(0,1,pch='X',col='red',cex=2)

# plot marginal posterior of theta
hist(Phi[,1],xlab=expression(theta),main=expression('Marginal Posterior of ' ~ theta),probability=T)
abline(v=mu.true,col='red',lwd=2)
# plot marginal posterior of sigmasq
hist(Phi[,2],xlab=expression(sigma[2]),main=expression('Marginal Posterior of ' ~ sigma[2]),probability=T)
abline(v=sigmasq.true^2,col='red',lwd=2)

# plot trace plots
plot(Phi[,1],type='l',ylab=expression(theta), main=expression('Trace plot for ' ~ theta))
abline(h=mu.true,lwd=2,col='red')
plot(Phi[,2],type='l',ylab=expression(sigma[2]), main=expression('Trace plot for ' ~ sigma[2]))
abline(h=sigmasq.true^2,lwd=2,col='red')
```


#### a. (2 points)
Choose and explore a few different starting points for $\phi$. Summarize your findings. How does impact your graphical displays?

#### b. (2 points)
Set the starting point for $\phi$ at (10,10). Approximately how many iterations do you think it takes for the sampler to "find" the posterior distribution?

#### c. (2 points)
Interpret the prior values specified in the code. In other words, how can we interpret these values. Do these values seem reasonable?

#### d. (2 points)
Change your simulation settings such that `mu.true <- 100`. Run the code and assess the findings. How influential was the prior?

#### e. (2 points)
With this setting, (`mu.true <- 100`), choose and defend new priors for $\theta$ and $\sigma^2$. Include graphical displays that indicate the location of your posterior distribution and the true values.


