Bayes factors and hierarchical models

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 323-342

  Santis, Fulvio De ^a   Spezzaferri, Fulvio ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Statistica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayes factors; Bayesian inference; Fractional Bayes factors; Hierarchical models; Meta analysis; Model comparison; Partial Bayes factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009282578     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3758(98)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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