Full conjugate analysis of normal multiple traits with missing records using a generalized inverted Wishart distribution

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-64

  Cantet, Rodolfo Juan Carlos ^a,b   Birchmeier, Ana Nélida ^a   Steibel, Juan Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conjugate priors; FCG algorithm; Missing data; Multiple traits; Normal inverted Wishart

Indexed keywords

MARKOV CHAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0942278768     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003050     Document Type: Article

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