Consistent fractional Bayes factor for nested normal linear models

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 305-321

  De Santis, Fulvio ^a   Spezzaferri, Fulvio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

62C10; Bayes factor; Bayesian inference; Model comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042909104     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3758(00)00240-8     Document Type: Article

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