Bayesian selection of log-linear models

Canadian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-347

  Albert, James H ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factors; Gibbs sampling; Laplace method; Model selection; Odds ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030304207     PISSN: 03195724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3315743     Document Type: Article

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