Hierarchical Models and Tuning of Random Walk Metropolis Algorithms

Table 2

Scottish dataset: efficiency and time-adjusted efficiency measures for the four samplers tested.

Sampler	Efficiency			Time-adjusted efficiency
	Mean ASJD	Min ESS	Mean time
	()	()	()
RWM	2.9712	74.30	145.50	2.0421	51.07
Fixed RWM-w-G	6.4279	157.09	147.77	4.3499	106.31
Local RWM-w-G	8.4108	272.70	148.06	5.6807	184.18
Adapt. Met.	5.2476	473.83	1,081.52	0.4852	43.81