Bayesian predictive model comparison via parallel sampling

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 735-753

  Congdon, P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Model checking; Parallel sampling; Penalties for complexity; Predictive model comparison; Predictor selection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MODEL CHECKING; PARALLEL SAMPLING; PENALTIES FOR COMPLEXITY; PREDICTIVE MODEL COMPARISON; PREDICTOR SELECTION;

SAMPLING;

EID: 10444284314     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2004.03.016     Document Type: Article

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