Bayesian nonparametric survival analysis via levy driven Markov processes

Statistica Sinica

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1127-1146

  Nieto Barajas, Luis E ^a   Walker, Stephen G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes nonparametrics; Consistency; Gamma process; L vy process; Levy driven Markov process; Markov process; Stationary process

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344337317     PISSN: 10170405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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