Density Estimation for the Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 699-718

  Skold M ^a   Roberts, G O ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density estimation; Hastings algorithm; Metropolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242458502     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9469.00359     Document Type: Article

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