It is crucial to check validation of any statistical model after fitting it for a given set of data. In Bayesian statistics, a researcher can check the fit of the model using a variety of strategies. In this paper we consider two major aspects, first checking that the posterior inferences are...

A state space mixed models for binary time series where the inverse link function is modeled to be a cumulative distribution function of the scale mixture of normal (SMN) distributions. Specific inverse links examined include the normal, Student-t, slash and the variance gamma links. The...