Bayesian rejection sampling for a segregating-site count

ID: bayesian-rejection-sampling-for-a-segregating-site-count

With proper prior independent of the neutral Kingman's coalescent times, propose from their joint prior and accept with probability . The accepted density is proportional to the prior times the observed-count likelihood, hence is the posterior given . The acceptance rate is the prior predictive probability . For , divide the acceptance function by its maximum , achieved at , to improve the rate to without altering the accepted distribution. For , .

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