Bayes linear analysis for graphical models: The geometric approach to local computation and interpretive graphics

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-324

  Goldstein, Michael ^a   Wilkinson, D J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes linear analysis; BAYES LIN; Dynamic linear models; Generalised conditional independence; Junction tree; Local computation; Object oriented statistical computing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043141492     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008977409172     Document Type: Article

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