A latent variable model for discrete multivariate psychometric waiting times

Psychometrika

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-82

  Douglas, Jeffrey A ^a   Kosorok, Michael R ^b   Chewning, Betty A ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Frailty; Latent variable; Metropolis hastings algorithm; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247466     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02294320     Document Type: Article

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