| Type: | Package |
| Title: | Spatial Bayesian Factor Analysis |
| Version: | 1.4.0 |
| Date: | 2025-09-30 |
| Description: | Implements a spatial Bayesian non-parametric factor analysis model with inference in a Bayesian setting using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Spatial correlation is introduced in the columns of the factor loadings matrix using a Bayesian non-parametric prior, the probit stick-breaking process. Areal spatial data is modeled using a conditional autoregressive (CAR) prior and point-referenced spatial data is treated using a Gaussian process. The response variable can be modeled as Gaussian, probit, Tobit, or Binomial (using Polya-Gamma augmentation). Temporal correlation is introduced for the latent factors through a hierarchical structure and can be specified as exponential or first-order autoregressive. Full details of the package can be found in the accompanying vignette. Furthermore, the details of the package can be found in "Bayesian Non-Parametric Factor Analysis for Longitudinal Spatial Surfaces", by Berchuck et al (2019), <doi:10.1214/20-BA1253> in Bayesian Analysis. |
| License: | GPL-2 |GPL-3 [expanded from: GPL (≥ 2)] |
| Encoding: | UTF-8 |
| LazyData: | true |
| LazyDataCompression: | xz |
| RoxygenNote: | 7.3.2 |
| NeedsCompilation: | yes |
| Depends: | R (≥ 3.0.2) |
| Imports: | graphics, grDevices, msm (≥ 1.0.0), mvtnorm (≥ 1.0-0),pgdraw (≥ 1.0), Rcpp (≥ 0.12.9), stats, utils |
| Suggests: | coda, classInt, knitr, rmarkdown, womblR (≥ 1.0.3) |
| LinkingTo: | Rcpp, RcppArmadillo (≥ 0.7.500.0.0) |
| VignetteBuilder: | knitr |
| Language: | en-US |
| Author: | Samuel I. Berchuck [aut, cre] |
| Maintainer: | Samuel I. Berchuck <sib2@duke.edu> |
| Packaged: | 2025-09-30 12:39:45 UTC; sib2 |
| Repository: | CRAN |
| Date/Publication: | 2025-09-30 13:00:02 UTC |
spBFA
Description
spBFA is a package for Bayesian spatial factor analysis. A corresponding manuscript is forthcoming.
Author(s)
Samuel I. Berchucksib2@duke.edu
Spatial factor analysis using a Bayesian hierarchical model.
Description
bfa_sp is a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampler for a Bayesian spatial factor analysis model. The spatial component is introduced using a Probit stick-breaking process prior on the factor loadings. The model is implemented using a Bayesian hierarchical framework.
Usage
bfa_sp( formula, data, dist, time, K, L = Inf, trials = NULL, family = "normal", temporal.structure = "exponential", spatial.structure = "discrete", starting = NULL, hypers = NULL, tuning = NULL, mcmc = NULL, seed = 54, gamma.shrinkage = TRUE, include.space = TRUE, clustering = TRUE)Arguments
formula | A |
data | A required |
dist | A |
time | A |
K | A scalar that indicates the dimension (i.e., quantity) of latent factors. |
L | The number of latent clusters. If finite, a scalar indicating the number of clusters for each column of the factor loadings matrix. By default |
trials | A variable in |
family | Character string indicating the distribution of the observed data. Optionsinclude: |
temporal.structure | Character string indicating the temporal kernel. Options include: |
spatial.structure | Character string indicating the type of spatial process. Options include: |
starting | Either When |
hypers | Either When
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tuning | Either When |
mcmc | Either
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seed | An integer value used to set the seed for the random number generator(default = 54). |
gamma.shrinkage | A logical indicating whether a gamma shrinkage process prior is used for the variances of the factor loadings columns. If FALSE,the hyperparameters (A1 and A2) indicate the shape and rate for a gamma prior on the precisions. Default is TRUE. |
include.space | A logical indicating whether a spatial process should be included. Default is TRUE, however if FALSE the spatial correlation matrix is fixed as an identity matrix. This specification overrides the |
clustering | A logical indicating whether the Bayesian non-parametric process should be used, default is TRUE. If FALSE is specifiedeach column is instead modeled with an independent spatial process. |
Details
Details of the underlying statistical model proposed byBerchuck et al. 2019. are forthcoming.
Value
bfa_sp returns a list containing the following objects
lambdaNKeep x (M x O x K)matrixof posterior samples for factor loadings matrixlambda.The labels for each column are Lambda_O_M_K.etaNKeep x (Nu x K)matrixof posterior samples for the latent factorseta.The labels for each column are Eta_Nu_K.betaNKeep x Pmatrixof posterior samples forbeta.sigma2NKeep x (M * (O - C))matrixof posterior samples for the variancessigma2.The labels for each column are Sigma2_O_M.kappaNKeep x ((O * (O + 1)) / 2)matrixof posterior samples forkappa. Thecolumns have names that describe the samples within them. The row is listed first, e.g.,Kappa3_2refers to the entry in row3, column2.deltaNKeep x Kmatrixof posterior samples fordelta.tauNKeep x Kmatrixof posterior samples fortau.upsilonNKeep x ((K * (K + 1)) / 2)matrixof posterior samples forUpsilon. Thecolumns have names that describe the samples within them. The row is listed first, e.g.,Upsilon3_2refers to the entry in row3, column2.psiNKeep x 1matrixof posterior samples forpsi.xiNKeep x (M x O x K)matrixof posterior samples for factor loadings cluster labelsxi.The labels for each column are Xi_O_M_K.rhoNKeep x 1matrixof posterior samples forrho.metropolis2 (or 1) x 3matrixof metropolisacceptance rates, updated tuners, and original tuners that result from the pilotadaptation.runtimeA
characterstring giving the runtime of the MCMC sampler.datobjA
listof data objects that are used in futurebfa_spfunctionsand should be ignored by the user.dataugA
listof data augmentation objects that are used in futurebfa_spfunctions and should be ignored by the user.
References
Reference for Berchuck et al. 2019 is forthcoming.
Examples
###Load womblR for example visual field datalibrary(womblR)###Format data for MCMC samplerblind_spot <- c(26, 35) # define blind spotVFSeries <- VFSeries[order(VFSeries$Location), ] # sort by locationVFSeries <- VFSeries[order(VFSeries$Visit), ] # sort by visitVFSeries <- VFSeries[!VFSeries$Location %in% blind_spot, ] # remove blind spot locationsdat <- data.frame(Y = VFSeries$DLS / 10) # create data frame with scaled dataTime <- unique(VFSeries$Time) / 365 # years since baseline visitW <- HFAII_Queen[-blind_spot, -blind_spot] # visual field adjacency matrix (data object from womblR)M <- dim(W)[1] # number of locations###Prior bounds for psiTimeDist <- as.matrix(dist(Time))BPsi <- log(0.025) / -min(TimeDist[TimeDist > 0])APsi <- log(0.975) / -max(TimeDist)###MCMC optionsK <- 10 # number of latent factorsO <- 1 # number of spatial observation typesHypers <- list(Sigma2 = list(A = 0.001, B = 0.001), Kappa = list(SmallUpsilon = O + 1, BigTheta = diag(O)), Delta = list(A1 = 1, A2 = 20), Psi = list(APsi = APsi, BPsi = BPsi), Upsilon = list(Zeta = K + 1, Omega = diag(K)))Starting <- list(Sigma2 = 1, Kappa = diag(O), Delta = 2 * (1:K), Psi = (APsi + BPsi) / 2, Upsilon = diag(K))Tuning <- list(Psi = 1)MCMC <- list(NBurn = 1000, NSims = 1000, NThin = 2, NPilot = 5)###Fit MCMC Samplerreg.bfa_sp <- bfa_sp(Y ~ 0, data = dat, dist = W, time = Time, K = 10, starting = Starting, hypers = Hypers, tuning = Tuning, mcmc = MCMC, L = Inf, family = "tobit", trials = NULL, temporal.structure = "exponential", spatial.structure = "discrete", seed = 54, gamma.shrinkage = TRUE, include.space = TRUE, clustering = TRUE)###Note that this code produces the pre-computed data object "reg.bfa_sp"###More details can be found in the vignette.diagnostics
Description
Calculates diagnostic metrics using output from thespBFA model.
Usage
diagnostics( object, diags = c("dic", "dinf", "waic"), keepDeviance = FALSE, keepPPD = FALSE, Verbose = TRUE, seed = 54)Arguments
object | A |
diags | A vector of character strings indicating the diagnostics to compute.Options include: Deviance Information Criterion ("dic"), d-infinity ("dinf") andWatanabe-Akaike information criterion ("waic"). At least one option must be included.Note: The probit model cannot compute the DIC or WAIC diagnostics due to computationalissues with computing the multivariate normal CDF. |
keepDeviance | A logical indicating whether the posterior deviance distributionis returned (default = FALSE). |
keepPPD | A logical indicating whether the posterior predictive distributionat each observed location is returned (default = FALSE). |
Verbose | A boolean logical indicating whether progress should be output (default = TRUE). |
seed | An integer value used to set the seed for the random number generator(default = 54). |
Details
To assess model fit, DIC, d-infinity and WAIC are used. DIC is based on thedeviance statistic and penalizes for the complexity of a model with an effectivenumber of parameters estimate pD (Spiegelhalter et al 2002). The d-infinity posteriorpredictive measure is an alternative diagnostic tool to DIC, where d-infinity=P+G.The G term decreases as goodness of fit increases, and P, the penalty term, inflatesas the model becomes over-fit, so small values of both of these terms and, thus, smallvalues of d-infinity are desirable (Gelfand and Ghosh 1998). WAIC is invariant toparametrization and is asymptotically equal to Bayesian cross-validation(Watanabe 2010). WAIC = -2 * (lppd - p_waic_2). Where lppd is the log pointwisepredictive density and p_waic_2 is the estimated effective number of parametersbased on the variance estimator from Vehtari et al. 2016. (p_waic_1 is the meanestimator).
Value
diagnostics returns a list containing the diagnostics requested andpossibly the deviance and/or posterior predictive distribution objects.
Author(s)
Samuel I. Berchuck
References
Gelfand, A. E., & Ghosh, S. K. (1998). Model choice: a minimum posterior predictive loss approach. Biometrika, 1-11.
Spiegelhalter, D. J., Best, N. G., Carlin, B. P., & Van Der Linde, A. (2002). Bayesian measures of model complexity and fit. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Statistical Methodology), 64(4), 583-639.
Vehtari, A., Gelman, A., & Gabry, J. (2016). Practical Bayesian model evaluation using leave-one-out cross-validation and WAIC. Statistics and Computing, 1-20.
Watanabe, S. (2010). Asymptotic equivalence of Bayes cross validation and widely applicable information criterion in singular learning theory. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 11(Dec), 3571-3594.
Examples
###Load pre-computed regression resultsdata(reg.bfa_sp)###Compute and print diagnosticsdiags <- diagnostics(reg.bfa_sp)print(unlist(diags))is.spBFA
Description
is.spBFA is a general test of an object being interpretable as aspBFA object.
Usage
is.spBFA(x)Arguments
x | object to be tested. |
Details
ThespBFA class is defined as the regression object thatresults from thespBFA regression function.
Value
is.spBFA returns a logical, depending on whether the object is of classspBFA.
Examples
###Load pre-computed resultsdata(reg.bfa_sp)###Test functionis.spBFA(reg.bfa_sp)predict.spBFA
Description
Predicts future observations from thespBFA model.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'spBFA'predict( object, NewTimes, NewX = NULL, NewTrials = NULL, type = "temporal", Verbose = TRUE, seed = 54, ...)Arguments
object | A |
NewTimes | A numeric vector including desired time(s) points for prediction. |
NewX | A matrix including covariates at times |
NewTrials | An array indicating the trials for categorical predictions. The array must have dimension |
type | A character string indicating the type of prediction, choices include "temporal" and "spatial". Spatial prediction has not been implemented yet. |
Verbose | A boolean logical indicating whether progress should be output. |
seed | An integer value used to set the seed for the random number generator(default = 54). |
... | other arguments. |
Details
predict.spBFA uses Bayesian krigging to predict vectors at futuretime points. The function returns the krigged factors (Eta) and also the observed outcomes (Y).
Value
predict.spBFA returns a list containing the following objects.
EtaA
listcontainingNNewVistismatrices, one for each new time prediction. Each matrix is dimensionNKeep x K, whereKis the number of latent factors Each matrix contains posterior samples obtained by Bayesian krigging.YA
listcontainingNNewVistisposterior predictive distributionmatrices. Each matrix is dimensionNKeep x (M * O), whereMis the number of spatial locations andOthe number of observation types.Each matrix is obtained through Bayesian krigging.
Author(s)
Samuel I. Berchuck
Examples
###Load pre-computed regression resultsdata(reg.bfa_sp)###Compute predictionspred <- predict(reg.bfa_sp, NewTimes = 3)pred.observations <- pred$Y$Y10 # observed data predictionspred.krig <- pred$Eta$Eta10 # krigged parametersPre-computed regression results frombfa_sp
Description
The data objectreg.bfa_sp is a pre-computedspBFA data object for use in the package vignette and function examples.
Usage
data(reg.bfa_sp)Format
The data objectreg.bfa_sp is aspBFA data object that is the result of implementing the MCMC code in the vignette.It is presented here because the run-time would be unecessarily long when compiling the R package.