Dynamic Bayesian Logit

dbl_run(
  formula,
  data,
  r = NULL,
  rd = NULL,
  lambda = NULL,
  weight = NULL,
  kappa = 0.95,
  init_r = 0,
  init_rd = 1
)

Arguments

formula: formula which specifies the model. Unlike other algorithms in the packages (glicko_run, glicko2_run, bbt_run), this method doesn't allow players nested in teams with player(player | team) and user should matchup in formula using player(player). DBL allows user specify multiple parameters also in interaction with others.
data: data.frame which contains columns specified in formula, and optional columns defined by lambda, weight.
r: named vector of initial players ratings estimates. If not specified then r will be created automatically for parameters specified in formula with initial value init_r.
rd: rd named vector of initial rating deviation estimates. If not specified then rd will be created automatically for parameters specified in formula with initial value init_rd.
lambda: name of the column in data containing lambda values or one constant value (eg. lambda = colname or lambda = 0.5). Lambda impact prior variance, and uncertainty of the matchup result. The higher lambda, the higher prior variance and more uncertain result of the matchup. Higher lambda flattens chances of winning.
weight: name of the column in data containing weights values or one constant (eg. weight = colname or weight = 0.5). Weights increasing (weight > 1) or decreasing (weight < 1) update change. Higher weight increasing impact of event result on rating estimate.
kappa: controls rd shrinkage not to be greater than rd*(1 - kappa). kappa=1 means that rd will not be decreased.
init_r: initial values for r if not provided. Default (glicko = 1500, glicko2 = 1500, bbt = 25, dbl = 0)
init_rd: initial values for rd if not provided. Default (glicko = 350, glicko2 = 350, bbt = 25/3, dbl = 1)

Value

A "rating" object is returned:

final_r named vector containing players ratings.
final_rd named vector containing players ratings deviations.
r data.frame with evolution of the ratings and ratings deviations estimated at each event.
pairs pairwise combinations of players in analysed events with prior probability and result of a challenge.
class of the object.
method type of algorithm used.
settings arguments specified in function call.

Examples

# the simplest example

data <- data.frame(
  id = c(1, 1, 1, 1),
  name = c("A", "B", "C", "D"),
  rank = c(3, 4, 1, 2),
  gate = c(1, 2, 3, 4),
  factor1 = c("a", "a", "b", "b"),
  factor2 = c("a", "b", "a", "b")
)

dbl <- dbl_run(
  data = data,
  formula = rank | id ~ player(name)
)

dbl <- dbl_run(
  data = data,
  formula = rank | id ~ player(name) + gate * factor1
)