After our Intro to Stan lecture I think it would be valuable to have you go through a similar exercise. Let’s test a second research question.
Research question: Is sea ice extent declining in the Southern Hemisphere over time? Is the same pattern happening in the Antarctic as in the Arctic? Fit a Stan model to find out!
Make sure you follow the steps we used in class.
What do your Stan model results indicate so far?
if (!require("rstan")) {
install.packages("rstan")
library(rstan)
}
if (!require("gdata")) {
install.packages("gdata")
library(gdata)
}
if (!require("bayesplot")) {
install.packages("bayesplot")
library(bayesplot)
}
#seaice <- read.csv("C:/Users/alan/Downloads/seaice.csv", encoding="UTF-8", row.names=1)
seaice <- read.csv("C:/Users/alan/Downloads/seaice.csv", encoding="UTF-8")
#View(seaice)
names(seaice) <- c("year", "extent_north", "extent_south")
ggplot(aes(year,extent_south), data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)
lm1 = lm(extent_south ~year, data=seaice)
summary(lm1)
##
## Call:
## lm(formula = extent_south ~ year, data = seaice)
##
## Residuals:
## Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
## -1.23372 -0.18142 0.01587 0.18465 0.88814
##
## Coefficients:
## Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
## (Intercept) -14.199551 10.925576 -1.300 0.2018
## year 0.012953 0.005468 2.369 0.0232 *
## ---
## Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
##
## Residual standard error: 0.3843 on 37 degrees of freedom
## Multiple R-squared: 0.1317, Adjusted R-squared: 0.1082
## F-statistic: 5.611 on 1 and 37 DF, p-value: 0.02318
ggplot(aes(year,extent_south), data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)+
geom_smooth(method=lm, se= FALSE)
#+ geom_abline(slope = lm1$coefficients[2], intercept = lm1$coefficients[1])
x = I(seaice$year - 1978)
y = seaice$extent_south
N = length(seaice$year)
lm2 = lm(y ~ x)
summary(lm2)
##
## Call:
## lm(formula = y ~ x)
##
## Residuals:
## Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
## -1.23372 -0.18142 0.01587 0.18465 0.88814
##
## Coefficients:
## Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
## (Intercept) 11.421555 0.125490 91.015 <2e-16 ***
## x 0.012953 0.005468 2.369 0.0232 *
## ---
## Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
##
## Residual standard error: 0.3843 on 37 degrees of freedom
## Multiple R-squared: 0.1317, Adjusted R-squared: 0.1082
## F-statistic: 5.611 on 1 and 37 DF, p-value: 0.02318
#stan data
lm_alpha = summary(lm2)$coeff[1]
lm_beta = summary(lm2)$coeff[2]
lm_sigma = sigma(lm2)
stan_data <- list(N = N, x = x, y = y)
#stan
write(" //stan modell for simple linear regression
data{
int < lower=1 >N; // sample size
vector[N] x; // Predictor
vector[N] y; // Outcome
}
parameters {
real alpha; //Intercept
real beta; // Slope (regression coefficients)
real < lower = 0 > sigma; //Error SD
}
model {
y ~ normal(alpha + x * beta, sigma);
}
generated quantities {} // The posterior predictive distribution",
"stan_model1.stan"
)
stanc("stan_model1.stan")
## $status
## [1] TRUE
##
## $model_cppname
## [1] "model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1"
##
## $cppcode
## [1] "// Code generated by Stan version 2.18.1\n\n#include <stan/model/model_header.hpp>\n\nnamespace model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1_namespace {\n\nusing std::istream;\nusing std::string;\nusing std::stringstream;\nusing std::vector;\nusing stan::io::dump;\nusing stan::math::lgamma;\nusing stan::model::prob_grad;\nusing namespace stan::math;\n\nstatic int current_statement_begin__;\n\nstan::io::program_reader prog_reader__() {\n stan::io::program_reader reader;\n reader.add_event(0, 0, \"start\", \"model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1\");\n reader.add_event(17, 15, \"end\", \"model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1\");\n return reader;\n}\n\nclass model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1 : public prob_grad {\nprivate:\n int N;\n vector_d x;\n vector_d y;\npublic:\n model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1(stan::io::var_context& context__,\n std::ostream* pstream__ = 0)\n : prob_grad(0) {\n ctor_body(context__, 0, pstream__);\n }\n\n model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1(stan::io::var_context& context__,\n unsigned int random_seed__,\n std::ostream* pstream__ = 0)\n : prob_grad(0) {\n ctor_body(context__, random_seed__, pstream__);\n }\n\n void ctor_body(stan::io::var_context& context__,\n unsigned int random_seed__,\n std::ostream* pstream__) {\n typedef double local_scalar_t__;\n\n boost::ecuyer1988 base_rng__ =\n stan::services::util::create_rng(random_seed__, 0);\n (void) base_rng__; // suppress unused var warning\n\n current_statement_begin__ = -1;\n\n static const char* function__ = \"model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1_namespace::model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1\";\n (void) function__; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n size_t pos__;\n (void) pos__; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n std::vector<int> vals_i__;\n std::vector<double> vals_r__;\n local_scalar_t__ DUMMY_VAR__(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());\n (void) DUMMY_VAR__; // suppress unused var warning\n\n // initialize member variables\n try {\n current_statement_begin__ = 3;\n context__.validate_dims(\"data initialization\", \"N\", \"int\", context__.to_vec());\n N = int(0);\n vals_i__ = context__.vals_i(\"N\");\n pos__ = 0;\n N = vals_i__[pos__++];\n current_statement_begin__ = 4;\n validate_non_negative_index(\"x\", \"N\", N);\n context__.validate_dims(\"data initialization\", \"x\", \"vector_d\", context__.to_vec(N));\n validate_non_negative_index(\"x\", \"N\", N);\n x = vector_d(static_cast<Eigen::VectorXd::Index>(N));\n vals_r__ = context__.vals_r(\"x\");\n pos__ = 0;\n size_t x_i_vec_lim__ = N;\n for (size_t i_vec__ = 0; i_vec__ < x_i_vec_lim__; ++i_vec__) {\n x[i_vec__] = vals_r__[pos__++];\n }\n current_statement_begin__ = 5;\n validate_non_negative_index(\"y\", \"N\", N);\n context__.validate_dims(\"data initialization\", \"y\", \"vector_d\", context__.to_vec(N));\n validate_non_negative_index(\"y\", \"N\", N);\n y = vector_d(static_cast<Eigen::VectorXd::Index>(N));\n vals_r__ = context__.vals_r(\"y\");\n pos__ = 0;\n size_t y_i_vec_lim__ = N;\n for (size_t i_vec__ = 0; i_vec__ < y_i_vec_lim__; ++i_vec__) {\n y[i_vec__] = vals_r__[pos__++];\n }\n\n // validate, data variables\n current_statement_begin__ = 3;\n check_greater_or_equal(function__,\"N\",N,1);\n current_statement_begin__ = 4;\n current_statement_begin__ = 5;\n // initialize data variables\n\n\n // validate transformed data\n\n // validate, set parameter ranges\n num_params_r__ = 0U;\n param_ranges_i__.clear();\n current_statement_begin__ = 8;\n ++num_params_r__;\n current_statement_begin__ = 9;\n ++num_params_r__;\n current_statement_begin__ = 10;\n ++num_params_r__;\n } catch (const std::exception& e) {\n stan::lang::rethrow_located(e, current_statement_begin__, prog_reader__());\n // Next line prevents compiler griping about no return\n throw std::runtime_error(\"*** IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE REPORT A BUG ***\");\n }\n }\n\n ~model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1() { }\n\n\n void transform_inits(const stan::io::var_context& context__,\n std::vector<int>& params_i__,\n std::vector<double>& params_r__,\n std::ostream* pstream__) const {\n stan::io::writer<double> writer__(params_r__,params_i__);\n size_t pos__;\n (void) pos__; // dummy call to supress warning\n std::vector<double> vals_r__;\n std::vector<int> vals_i__;\n\n if (!(context__.contains_r(\"alpha\")))\n throw std::runtime_error(\"variable alpha missing\");\n vals_r__ = context__.vals_r(\"alpha\");\n pos__ = 0U;\n context__.validate_dims(\"initialization\", \"alpha\", \"double\", context__.to_vec());\n double alpha(0);\n alpha = vals_r__[pos__++];\n try {\n writer__.scalar_unconstrain(alpha);\n } catch (const std::exception& e) { \n throw std::runtime_error(std::string(\"Error transforming variable alpha: \") + e.what());\n }\n\n if (!(context__.contains_r(\"beta\")))\n throw std::runtime_error(\"variable beta missing\");\n vals_r__ = context__.vals_r(\"beta\");\n pos__ = 0U;\n context__.validate_dims(\"initialization\", \"beta\", \"double\", context__.to_vec());\n double beta(0);\n beta = vals_r__[pos__++];\n try {\n writer__.scalar_unconstrain(beta);\n } catch (const std::exception& e) { \n throw std::runtime_error(std::string(\"Error transforming variable beta: \") + e.what());\n }\n\n if (!(context__.contains_r(\"sigma\")))\n throw std::runtime_error(\"variable sigma missing\");\n vals_r__ = context__.vals_r(\"sigma\");\n pos__ = 0U;\n context__.validate_dims(\"initialization\", \"sigma\", \"double\", context__.to_vec());\n double sigma(0);\n sigma = vals_r__[pos__++];\n try {\n writer__.scalar_lb_unconstrain(0,sigma);\n } catch (const std::exception& e) { \n throw std::runtime_error(std::string(\"Error transforming variable sigma: \") + e.what());\n }\n\n params_r__ = writer__.data_r();\n params_i__ = writer__.data_i();\n }\n\n void transform_inits(const stan::io::var_context& context,\n Eigen::Matrix<double,Eigen::Dynamic,1>& params_r,\n std::ostream* pstream__) const {\n std::vector<double> params_r_vec;\n std::vector<int> params_i_vec;\n transform_inits(context, params_i_vec, params_r_vec, pstream__);\n params_r.resize(params_r_vec.size());\n for (int i = 0; i < params_r.size(); ++i)\n params_r(i) = params_r_vec[i];\n }\n\n\n template <bool propto__, bool jacobian__, typename T__>\n T__ log_prob(vector<T__>& params_r__,\n vector<int>& params_i__,\n std::ostream* pstream__ = 0) const {\n\n typedef T__ local_scalar_t__;\n\n local_scalar_t__ DUMMY_VAR__(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());\n (void) DUMMY_VAR__; // suppress unused var warning\n\n T__ lp__(0.0);\n stan::math::accumulator<T__> lp_accum__;\n\n try {\n // model parameters\n stan::io::reader<local_scalar_t__> in__(params_r__,params_i__);\n\n local_scalar_t__ alpha;\n (void) alpha; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n if (jacobian__)\n alpha = in__.scalar_constrain(lp__);\n else\n alpha = in__.scalar_constrain();\n\n local_scalar_t__ beta;\n (void) beta; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n if (jacobian__)\n beta = in__.scalar_constrain(lp__);\n else\n beta = in__.scalar_constrain();\n\n local_scalar_t__ sigma;\n (void) sigma; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n if (jacobian__)\n sigma = in__.scalar_lb_constrain(0,lp__);\n else\n sigma = in__.scalar_lb_constrain(0);\n\n\n // transformed parameters\n\n\n\n // validate transformed parameters\n\n const char* function__ = \"validate transformed params\";\n (void) function__; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n\n // model body\n\n current_statement_begin__ = 13;\n lp_accum__.add(normal_log<propto__>(y, add(alpha,multiply(x,beta)), sigma));\n\n } catch (const std::exception& e) {\n stan::lang::rethrow_located(e, current_statement_begin__, prog_reader__());\n // Next line prevents compiler griping about no return\n throw std::runtime_error(\"*** IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE REPORT A BUG ***\");\n }\n\n lp_accum__.add(lp__);\n return lp_accum__.sum();\n\n } // log_prob()\n\n template <bool propto, bool jacobian, typename T_>\n T_ log_prob(Eigen::Matrix<T_,Eigen::Dynamic,1>& params_r,\n std::ostream* pstream = 0) const {\n std::vector<T_> vec_params_r;\n vec_params_r.reserve(params_r.size());\n for (int i = 0; i < params_r.size(); ++i)\n vec_params_r.push_back(params_r(i));\n std::vector<int> vec_params_i;\n return log_prob<propto,jacobian,T_>(vec_params_r, vec_params_i, pstream);\n }\n\n\n void get_param_names(std::vector<std::string>& names__) const {\n names__.resize(0);\n names__.push_back(\"alpha\");\n names__.push_back(\"beta\");\n names__.push_back(\"sigma\");\n }\n\n\n void get_dims(std::vector<std::vector<size_t> >& dimss__) const {\n dimss__.resize(0);\n std::vector<size_t> dims__;\n dims__.resize(0);\n dimss__.push_back(dims__);\n dims__.resize(0);\n dimss__.push_back(dims__);\n dims__.resize(0);\n dimss__.push_back(dims__);\n }\n\n template <typename RNG>\n void write_array(RNG& base_rng__,\n std::vector<double>& params_r__,\n std::vector<int>& params_i__,\n std::vector<double>& vars__,\n bool include_tparams__ = true,\n bool include_gqs__ = true,\n std::ostream* pstream__ = 0) const {\n typedef double local_scalar_t__;\n\n vars__.resize(0);\n stan::io::reader<local_scalar_t__> in__(params_r__,params_i__);\n static const char* function__ = \"model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1_namespace::write_array\";\n (void) function__; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n // read-transform, write parameters\n double alpha = in__.scalar_constrain();\n double beta = in__.scalar_constrain();\n double sigma = in__.scalar_lb_constrain(0);\n vars__.push_back(alpha);\n vars__.push_back(beta);\n vars__.push_back(sigma);\n\n // declare and define transformed parameters\n double lp__ = 0.0;\n (void) lp__; // dummy to suppress unused var warning\n stan::math::accumulator<double> lp_accum__;\n\n local_scalar_t__ DUMMY_VAR__(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());\n (void) DUMMY_VAR__; // suppress unused var warning\n\n try {\n\n\n\n // validate transformed parameters\n\n // write transformed parameters\n if (include_tparams__) {\n }\n if (!include_gqs__) return;\n // declare and define generated quantities\n\n\n\n // validate generated quantities\n\n // write generated quantities\n } catch (const std::exception& e) {\n stan::lang::rethrow_located(e, current_statement_begin__, prog_reader__());\n // Next line prevents compiler griping about no return\n throw std::runtime_error(\"*** IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE REPORT A BUG ***\");\n }\n }\n\n template <typename RNG>\n void write_array(RNG& base_rng,\n Eigen::Matrix<double,Eigen::Dynamic,1>& params_r,\n Eigen::Matrix<double,Eigen::Dynamic,1>& vars,\n bool include_tparams = true,\n bool include_gqs = true,\n std::ostream* pstream = 0) const {\n std::vector<double> params_r_vec(params_r.size());\n for (int i = 0; i < params_r.size(); ++i)\n params_r_vec[i] = params_r(i);\n std::vector<double> vars_vec;\n std::vector<int> params_i_vec;\n write_array(base_rng,params_r_vec,params_i_vec,vars_vec,include_tparams,include_gqs,pstream);\n vars.resize(vars_vec.size());\n for (int i = 0; i < vars.size(); ++i)\n vars(i) = vars_vec[i];\n }\n\n static std::string model_name() {\n return \"model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1\";\n }\n\n\n void constrained_param_names(std::vector<std::string>& param_names__,\n bool include_tparams__ = true,\n bool include_gqs__ = true) const {\n std::stringstream param_name_stream__;\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"alpha\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"beta\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"sigma\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n\n if (!include_gqs__ && !include_tparams__) return;\n\n if (include_tparams__) {\n }\n\n\n if (!include_gqs__) return;\n }\n\n\n void unconstrained_param_names(std::vector<std::string>& param_names__,\n bool include_tparams__ = true,\n bool include_gqs__ = true) const {\n std::stringstream param_name_stream__;\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"alpha\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"beta\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n param_name_stream__.str(std::string());\n param_name_stream__ << \"sigma\";\n param_names__.push_back(param_name_stream__.str());\n\n if (!include_gqs__ && !include_tparams__) return;\n\n if (include_tparams__) {\n }\n\n\n if (!include_gqs__) return;\n }\n\n}; // model\n\n}\n\ntypedef model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1_namespace::model7f3c396b3f29_stan_model1 stan_model;\n\n"
##
## $model_name
## [1] "stan_model1"
##
## $model_code
## [1] " //stan modell for simple linear regression\n data{\n int < lower=1 >N; // sample size\n vector[N] x; // Predictor\n vector[N] y; // Outcome\n }\n parameters {\n real alpha; //Intercept\n real beta; // Slope (regression coefficients)\n real < lower = 0 > sigma; //Error SD\n }\n model {\n y ~ normal(alpha + x * beta, sigma);\n }\n generated quantities {} // The posterior predictive distribution"
## attr(,"model_name2")
## [1] "stan_model1"
stan_model = "stan_model1.stan"
fit = stan(file = stan_model, data = stan_data, warmup = 500, iter = 1000, chains = 4, cores = 2, thin = 1)
posterior = extract(fit)
str(posterior)
## List of 4
## $ alpha: num [1:2000(1d)] 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 ...
## ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 1
## .. ..$ iterations: NULL
## $ beta : num [1:2000(1d)] 0.01101 0.01492 0.00842 0.01308 0.01175 ...
## ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 1
## .. ..$ iterations: NULL
## $ sigma: num [1:2000(1d)] 0.488 0.434 0.349 0.441 0.491 ...
## ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 1
## .. ..$ iterations: NULL
## $ lp__ : num [1:2000(1d)] 15.6 15.1 17.1 17 15.4 ...
## ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 1
## .. ..$ iterations: NULL
ggplot(aes(x,y),data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)+
geom_abline(slope = lm1$coefficients[2], intercept = lm1$coefficients[1])+
geom_abline(slope = mean(posterior$beta), intercept = mean(posterior$alpha))
#looks like the lines are overlapping
#using lm from ggplot
ggplot(aes(x,y), data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)+
geom_smooth(method=lm)+
geom_abline(slope = mean(posterior$beta), intercept = mean(posterior$alpha))
# add lines from stan
p = ggplot(aes(x,y),data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)
for (i in 1:200) {
p = p+geom_abline(slope = mean(posterior$beta[i]), intercept = mean(posterior$alpha[i]),color="grey")
}
p
# So the results from stan is not the same everytime, just line the confidence interval around geom_smooth()
p2 = ggplot(aes(x,y),data = seaice)+
geom_point(shape=2)
for (i in 1:500) {
p = p+geom_abline(slope = mean(posterior$beta[i]), intercept = mean(posterior$alpha[i]),color="grey")
}
p