Model selection in random effects models for directed graphs using approximated Bayes factors

Statistica Neerlandica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-118

  Zijlstra, Bonne J H ^a   Van Duijn, Marijtje A J ^a   Snijders, Tom A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MCMC estimation; P2 model; Random effects; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 15544368740     PISSN: 00390402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9574.2005.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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