Impacts of atypical data on Bayesian inference and robust Bayesian approach in fisheries

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1525-1533

  Chen, Y ^a   Fournier, D ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Otter Research Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FISHERY; FISHERY MODELING;

EID: 0033304885     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-076     Document Type: Article

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