Bayesian analysis of M/Er/1 and M/Hk/1 queues

Queueing Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 289-308

  Insua, David Rios ^a   Wiper, Michael ^b   Ruggeri, Fabrizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Gibbs sampling; M Er 1; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Metropolis sampling; Monte Carlo; Reversible jump

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINES; MARKOV CHAINS; QUEUEING THEORY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GIBBS SAMPLING; M/ER/1; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE-CARLO; METROPOLIS SAMPLING; REVERSIBLE JUMP;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0032272599     PISSN: 02570130     EISSN: 15729443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019173206509     Document Type: Article

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