A hybrid Markov chain for the Bayesian analysis of the multinomial probit model

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-242

  Nobile, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Gibbs sampling; Metropolis algorithm; Multinomial probit model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042725427     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008905311214     Document Type: Article

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