How To Install r-cran-bayesm on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bayesm on Ubuntu.

What is `r-cran-bayesm`

r-cran-bayesm is:

The bayesm package covers many important models used in marketing and micro-econometrics applications. The package includes:

Bayes Regression (univariate or multivariate dep var)
Multinomial Logit (MNL) and Multinomial Probit (MNP)
Multivariate Probit,
Multivariate Mixtures of Normals
Hierarchical Linear Models with normal prior and covariates
Hierarchical Multinomial Logits with mixture of normals prior and covariates
Bayesian analysis of choice-based conjoint data
Bayesian treatment of linear instrumental variables models
Analyis of Multivariate Ordinal survey data with scale usage heterogeneity (as in Rossi et al, JASA (01)).

For further reference, consult the authors’ book, Bayesian Statistics and Marketing by Allenby, McCulloch and Rossi.

There are three methods to install r-cran-bayesm on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-bayesm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bayesm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-bayesm

Install r-cran-bayesm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bayesm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-bayesm

Install r-cran-bayesm Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-bayesm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-bayesm

How To Uninstall r-cran-bayesm on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the r-cran-bayesm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-bayesm

Uninstall r-cran-bayesm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-bayesm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-bayesm

Remove r-cran-bayesm Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-bayesm configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-bayesm

Remove r-cran-bayesm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-bayesm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-bayesm

Dependencies

r-cran-bayesm have the following dependencies:

References

r-cran-bayesm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-bayesm package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.