The Statistical Software Award: The Best Statistical Software Award
recognizes individual(s) for developing statistical software that makes a
significant research contribution.
2013 Statistical Software Winners: Andrew Martin (Washington University, St.
Louis), Kevin Quinn (U. California, Berkeley), Jonghee Park (Seoul National
University) for MCMCpack.
Citation: The 2013 Society for Political Methodology Software Award goes to
Andrew Martin, Kevin Quinn, and Jonghee Park for MCMCpack. MCMCpack is a
free, open-source, easy-to-use software for Bayesian inference. It provides
a consistent set of function calls for models commonly used in the social
sciences. It also provides a development environment for customized and
non-standard Bayesian model specifications. MCMCpack is an important and
influential software package for estimating a large set of standard models
in a Bayesian setting. These include: linear regression, hierarchial and
dynamic ecological inference models, ordered probit models, the logistic
regression model, a one-dimensional item response theory model, a
K-dimensional item response theory model, a robust k-dimensional item
response theory model, the normal theory factor analysis model, an ordinal
item response theory model, Poisson regression, tobit regression, and
multinomial logit models. MCMC integrates the model functions into a
standard R language context and the output can be read by the coda suite of
summary and diagnostics functions. The core of the package is written in C++
and correspondingly has excellent performance. Because it is easy to use,
and a part of the R environment, MCMCpack has been a major step forward in
the implementation of Bayesian models in the social sciences.
The selection committee was Philip Schrodt (chair), Patrick Brandt, James
Honaker, and James Monogan.
Please join the committee and me in congratulating the programmers.
(The prize will be formally awarded at the APSA 2013 Business Meeting of the
Political Methodology Section.)
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Robert (Rob) J. Franzese, Jr.
Professor, Department of Political Science,
Research Professor, Center for Political Studies, I.S.R.,
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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