flexBART: A More Flexible BART Model
Abstract
Implements a faster and more expressive version of Bayesian Additive Regression Trees that, at a high level, approximates unknown functions as a weighted sum of binary regression tree ensembles. Supports fitting (generalized) linear varying coefficient models that posits a linear relationship between the inverse link and some covariates but allows that relationship to change as a function of other covariates. Additionally supports fitting heteroscedastic BART models, in which both the mean and log-variance are approximated with separate regression tree ensembles. A formula interface allows for different splitting variables to be used in each ensemble. For more details see Deshpande (2025) and Deshpande et al. (2024) .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference
Statistical Methods and Inference
Publication details
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset