Strong consistency in stochastic regression models via posterior covariance matrices

Biometrika

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 744-749

  Hu, Inchi ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Bayes estimator; Dynamic model; Martingale; Sequential design; Stochastic approximation; Stochastic regressor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442319310     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/84.3.744     Document Type: Article

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