Bayesian sequential experimental design for binary response data with application to electromyographic experiments

Azadi, Nammam Ali and Fearnhead, Paul and Ridall, Gareth and Blok, Joleen H. (2014) Bayesian sequential experimental design for binary response data with application to electromyographic experiments. Bayesian Analysis. ISSN 1931-6690

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Abstract

We develop a sequential Monte Carlo approach for Bayesian analysis of the experimental design for binary response data. Our work is motivated by surface electromyographic (SEMG) experiments, which can be used to provide information about the functionality of subjects' motor units. These experiments involve a series of stimuli being applied to a motor unit, with whether or not the motor unit res for each stimulus being recorded. The aim is to learn about how the probability of ring depends on the applied stimulus (the so-called stimulus response curve); One such excitability parameter is an estimate of the stimulus level for which the motor unit has a 50% chance of ring. Within such an experiment we are able to choose the next stimulus level based on the past observations. We show how sequential Monte Carlo can be used to analyse such data in an online manner. We then use the current estimate of the posterior distribution in order to choose the next stimulus level. The aim is to select a stimulus level that mimimises the expected loss. We will apply this loss function to the estimates of target quantiles from the stimulus-response curve. Through simulation we show that this approach is more ecient than existing sequential design methods for choosing the stimulus values. If applied in practice, it could more than halve the length of SEMG experiments.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Bayesian Analysis
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? bayesian designsequential design motor unit particle ltering, generalized linear modelbinary responsestatistics and probabilityapplied mathematics ??
ID Code:
50238
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Deposited On:
04 Oct 2011 08:19
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Yes
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