Bayesian statistical inference on elliptical matrix distributions

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-85

  Fang, Kai Tai ^a   Li, Runze ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elliptical matrix distributions; Entropy loss; Posterior mean; Quadratic loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033164043     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmva.1998.1816     Document Type: Article

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