Bayesian Poisson models for the graphical combination of dependent expert information

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B: Statistical Methodology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 525-544

  Smith, Jim Q ^a   Faria Jr , Álvaro E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian binomial dependence; Bayesian Poisson models; Combining expert opinion; Conjugate analysis; Expert judgment; Opinion pool; Overlapping data structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034360415     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9868.00248     Document Type: Article

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