Bayesian model selection and model averaging

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-107

  Wasserman, Larry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AIC; Bayes factors; BIC; consistency; default Bayes methods; Markov chain Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002226399     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmps.1999.1278     Document Type: Article

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