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Bayesian Regression Models using 'Stan'
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Download and install brms package within the R console
Install from CRAN:
install.packages("brms")

Install from Github:
library("remotes")
install_github("cran/brms")

Install by package version:
library("remotes")
install_version("brms", "2.23.0")



Attach the package and use:
library("brms")
Maintained by
Paul-Christian Bürkner
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First Published: 2015-05-08
Latest Update: 2024-09-23
Description:
Fit Bayesian generalized (non-)linear multivariate multilevel models using 'Stan' for full Bayesian inference. A wide range of distributions and link functions are supported, allowing users to fit -- among others -- linear, robust linear, count data, survival, response times, ordinal, zero-inflated, hurdle, and even self-defined mixture models all in a multilevel context. Further modeling options include both theory-driven and data-driven non-linear terms, auto-correlation structures, censoring and truncation, meta-analytic standard errors, and quite a few more. In addition, all parameters of the response distribution can be predicted in order to perform distributional regression. Prior specifications are flexible and explicitly encourage users to apply prior distributions that actually reflect their prior knowledge. Models can easily be evaluated and compared using several methods assessing posterior or prior predictions. References: B
How to cite:
Paul-Christian Bürkner (2015). brms: Bayesian Regression Models using 'Stan'. R package version 2.23.0, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/brms. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
Previous versions and publish date:
0.1.0 (2015-05-08 11:47), 0.2.0 (2015-05-27 01:35), 0.3.0 (2015-06-29 16:41), 0.4.0 (2015-07-23 15:24), 0.4.1 (2015-08-03 00:20), 0.5.0 (2015-09-13 09:22), 0.6.0 (2015-11-14 00:06), 0.7.0 (2016-01-18 13:17), 0.8.0 (2016-02-15 23:59), 0.9.0 (2016-04-19 13:50), 0.9.1 (2016-05-17 21:13), 0.10.0 (2016-06-29 17:03), 1.0.0 (2016-09-15 03:00), 1.0.1 (2016-09-16 12:50), 1.1.0 (2016-10-11 23:53), 1.2.0 (2016-12-06 11:28), 1.3.0 (2016-12-20 00:55), 1.3.1 (2016-12-22 00:38), 1.4.0 (2017-01-27 18:47), 1.5.0 (2017-02-17 19:02), 1.5.1 (2017-02-26 19:56), 1.6.0 (2017-04-06 23:05), 1.6.1 (2017-04-17 15:54), 1.7.0 (2017-05-23 19:29), 1.8.0 (2017-07-20 21:53), 1.9.0 (2017-08-15 14:18), 1.10.0 (2017-09-09 23:51), 1.10.2 (2017-10-20 22:52), 2.0.0 (2017-12-15 13:58), 2.0.1 (2017-12-21 22:24), 2.1.0 (2018-01-23 22:48), 2.2.0 (2018-04-13 10:43), 2.3.0 (2018-05-14 17:47), 2.3.1 (2018-06-05 19:43), 2.4.0 (2018-07-20 23:50), 2.5.0 (2018-09-16 18:40), 2.6.0 (2018-10-23 12:40), 2.7.0 (2018-12-17 17:00), 2.8.0 (2019-03-15 10:13), 2.9.0 (2019-05-23 07:00), 2.10.0 (2019-08-29 17:50), 2.11.0 (2020-01-12 15:50), 2.11.1 (2020-01-19 21:00), 2.12.0 (2020-02-23 18:30), 2.13.0 (2020-05-27 07:30), 2.13.3 (2020-07-13 15:10), 2.13.5 (2020-07-31 10:40), 2.14.0 (2020-10-08 16:20), 2.14.4 (2020-11-03 07:40), 2.15.0 (2021-03-14 16:50), 2.16.0 (2021-08-19 00:00), 2.16.1 (2021-08-23 16:00), 2.16.3 (2021-11-22 20:50), 2.17.0 (2022-04-13 16:22), 2.18.0 (2022-09-19 15:56), 2.19.0 (2023-03-14 16:40), 2.20.1 (2023-08-14 09:10), 2.20.3 (2023-09-15 19:12), 2.20.4 (2023-09-25 21:00), 2.21.0 (2024-03-20 13:30), 2.22.0 (2024-09-23 15:01)
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Some associated functions: AsymLaplace . BetaBinomial . Dirichlet . ExGaussian . Frechet . GenExtremeValue . Hurdle . InvGaussian . LogisticNormal . MultiNormal . MultiStudentT . R2D2 . Shifted_Lognormal . SkewNormal . StudentT . VarCorr.brmsfit . VonMises . Wiener . ZeroInflated . add_criterion . add_ic . add_rstan_model . addition-terms . ar . arma . as.brmsprior . as.data.frame.brmsfit . as.mcmc.brmsfit . autocor-terms . autocor.brmsfit . bayes_R2.brmsfit . bayes_factor.brmsfit . bridge_sampler.brmsfit . brm . brm_multiple . brms-package . brmsfamily . brmsfit-class . brmsfit_needs_refit . brmsformula-helpers . brmsformula . brmshypothesis . brmsterms . car . coef.brmsfit . combine_models . compare_ic . conditional_effects.brmsfit . conditional_smooths.brmsfit . control_params . cor_ar . cor_arma . cor_arr . cor_brms . cor_bsts . cor_car . cor_cosy . cor_fixed . cor_ma . cor_sar . cosy . cs . custom_family . data_predictor . data_response . density_ratio . diagnostic-quantities . do_call . draws-brms . draws-index-brms . emmeans-brms-helpers . epilepsy . expose_functions.brmsfit . expp1 . family.brmsfit . fcor . fitted.brmsfit . fixef.brmsfit . get_dpar . get_prior . get_refmodel.brmsfit . get_y . gp . gr . horseshoe . hypothesis.brmsfit . inhaler . inv_logit_scaled . is.brmsfit . is.brmsfit_multiple . is.brmsformula . is.brmsprior . is.brmsterms . is.cor_brms . is.mvbrmsformula . is.mvbrmsterms . kfold.brmsfit . kfold_predict . kidney . lasso . launch_shinystan.brmsfit . log_lik.brmsfit . logit_scaled . logm1 . loo.brmsfit . loo_R2.brmsfit . loo_compare.brmsfit . loo_model_weights.brmsfit . loo_moment_match.brmsfit . loo_predict.brmsfit . loo_subsample.brmsfit . loss . ma . make_conditions . make_stancode . make_standata . mcmc_plot.brmsfit . me . mi . mixture . mm . mmc . mo . model_weights.brmsfit . mvbind . mvbrmsformula . ngrps.brmsfit . nsamples.brmsfit . opencl . pairs.brmsfit . parnames . plot.brmsfit . post_prob.brmsfit . posterior_average.brmsfit . posterior_epred.brmsfit . posterior_interval.brmsfit . posterior_linpred.brmsfit . posterior_predict.brmsfit . posterior_samples.brmsfit . posterior_smooths.brmsfit . posterior_summary . posterior_table . pp_average.brmsfit . pp_check.brmsfit . pp_mixture.brmsfit . predict.brmsfit . predictive_error.brmsfit . predictive_interval.brmsfit . prepare_predictions . print.brmsfit . print.brmsprior . prior_draws.brmsfit . prior_summary.brmsfit . ranef.brmsfit . recompile_model . reloo.brmsfit . rename_pars . residuals.brmsfit . restructure . rows2labels . s . sar . save_pars . set_prior . stancode.brmsfit . standata.brmsfit . stanvar . summary.brmsfit . theme_black . theme_default . threading . unstr . update.brmsfit . update.brmsfit_multiple . update_adterms . validate_newdata . validate_prior . vcov.brmsfit . waic.brmsfit . 
Some associated R codes: autocor.R . backends.R . bayes_R2.R . bridgesampling.R . brm.R . brm_multiple.R . brms-package.R . brmsfit-class.R . brmsfit-helpers.R . brmsfit-methods.R . brmsformula.R . brmsterms.R . conditional_effects.R . conditional_smooths.R . data-helpers.R . data-predictor.R . data-response.R . datasets.R . diagnostics.R . distributions.R . emmeans.R . exclude_pars.R . exclude_terms.R . families.R . family-lists.R . formula-ac.R . formula-ad.R . formula-cs.R . formula-gp.R . formula-re.R . formula-sm.R . formula-sp.R . ggplot-themes.R . hypothesis.R . kfold.R . launch_shinystan.R . log_lik.R . loo.R . loo_moment_match.R . loo_predict.R . loo_subsample.R . lsp.R . make_stancode.R . make_standata.R . misc.R . model_weights.R . numeric-helpers.R . plot.R . posterior.R . posterior_epred.R . posterior_predict.R . posterior_samples.R . posterior_smooths.R . pp_check.R . pp_mixture.R . predictive_error.R . predictor.R . prepare_predictions.R . prior_draws.R . priors.R . projpred.R . reloo.R . rename_pars.R . restructure.R . stan-helpers.R . stan-likelihood.R . stan-predictor.R . stan-prior.R . stan-response.R . stanvars.R . summary.R . update.R . zzz.R .  Full brms package functions and examples
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