On Bayesian analysis, Bayesian decision theory and the sample size problem

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Pham Gia, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

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EID: 0042961774     PISSN: 00390526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9884.00069     Document Type: Article

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