Bayesian Posterior Predictive Checks for Complex Models

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-335

  Lynch, Scott M ^a   Western, Bruce ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Bayesian posterior predictive distributions; Model fit; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442275762     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124103257303     Document Type: Article

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