A Bayesian predictive approach to model selection

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 259-276

  Gutierrez Pena E ^a   Walker, S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

62A15; 62C99; 62E99; Bayesian model selection; Decision theory; Dirichlet process; Predictive distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043195444     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3758(00)00172-5     Document Type: Article

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