Bayesian exponentially tilted empirical likelihood

Biometrika

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-46

  Schennach, Susanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical likelihood; Entropy; Exponential tilting; Nonparametric Bayesian inference

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844382552     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/92.1.31     Document Type: Article

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