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I would be really glad to get some specific advise on how to implement a simple MCMC algorithm (in Matlab, if possible). I'm not yet too familiar with optimization methods. My problem goes as follows:

The function $s(c_1,c_2)$ is a simulation which depends on the two constants $c_1$ and $c_2$, and $f(s(c_1,c_2))$ is the "goodness function" which determines the error of the simulation. This means I want $f$ small in the end. Furthermore, I have a range for both $c_1$ and $c_2$; all values in these ranges are assumed equally probable at the beginning.

Is there anything more one would need to know? My question is now if anyone can provide a simple algorithm or pseudo-algorithm for this specific problem. Thanks in advance.

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  • $\begingroup$ I could use the fmincon routine in Matlab for this particular problem which worked quite well to find a local minimum of my simulation. But I would still be interested on how to implement this using MCMC. $\endgroup$
    – donald
    Jun 16, 2015 at 13:40

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