# Software package BIEMS

The software package BIEMS (Bayesian inequality and equality constrained model selection) was developed for computing Bayes factors between hypotheses with order constraints and/or equality constraints between the means and regression parameters in the multivariate normal linear model. In BIEMS an automatic prior specification method is implemented based on the so-called conjugate expected constrained posterior prior (see the references below for more information). If prior information is available, the user can also manually specify a prior. BIEMS can be used for performing Bayesian t-tests, (M)AN(C)OVA, (multivariate) linear regression, and repeated measurements.

BIEMS is licenced under the  GNU General Public License Version >=2. BIEMS (with manual) can be downloaded by clicking the link on the right. If you have any questions about the program please feel free to email me at j [dot] mulder3 [at] tilburguniversity [dot] edu. If you use the software please refer to the references below.

Mulder, J., Hoijtink, H. and de Leeuw, C. (2012). BIEMS: A Fortran90 program for calculating Bayes factors for inequality and equality constrained models. Journal of Statistical Software, 46. (link)

Mulder, J., Hoijtink, H. and Klugkist, I. (2010). Equality and inequality constrained multivariate linear models: objective model selection using constrained posterior priors. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 140, 887-906. (link)

Mulder, J., Klugkist, I., van de Schoot, R.,  Meeus, W., Selfhout, M. and Hoijtink, H. (2009). Bayesian model selection of informative hypotheses for repeated measurements. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 53, 530-546. (link)