@misc{DiaconicsSturmfels, author = {Diaconics, Persi and Sturmfels, Bernd}, title = {Algebraic Algorithms for Sampling from Conditional Distributions.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-1131}, number = {SC-93-17}, abstract = {We construct Markov chain algorithms for sampling from discrete exponential families conditional on a sufficient statistic. Examples include generating tables with fixed row and column sums and higher dimensional analogs. The algorithms involve finding bases for associated polynomial ideals and so an excursion into computational algebraic geometry.}, language = {en} }