Maximum likelihood estimation for spatial models by Markov chain Monte Carlo stochastic approximation

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

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 339-355

  Gu, Ming Gao ^a   Zhu, Hong Tu ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto normal model; Ising model; Markov chain Monte Carlo methods; Off line average; Spatial models; Stochastic approximation; Very soft core model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035532138     PISSN: 13697412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9868.00289     Document Type: Article

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