R.B. O'Hara

Overview

R.B. ("Bob") O'Hara is a statistician working at the interface of Bayesian computation and ecology/evolutionary biology (University of Helsinki at the time of this paper; later Trondheim). He is known for accessible, implementation-focused treatments of Bayesian methods.

Key Contributions / Features

• Bayesian variable-selection review — O'Hara–Sillanpää (2009): With Mikko Sillanpää, a widely cited review comparing Kuo–Mallick, Gibbs Variable Selection, SSVS, adaptive shrinkage (Jeffreys'/Laplacian), and reversible-jump MCMC, implemented and benchmarked in BUGS. See O'Hara-Sillanpää (2009) and Variable Selection.

Related

• Variable Selection
• Spike-and-Slab Prior
• Mikko J. Sillanpää
• O'Hara-Sillanpää (2009)