Actuarial Modeling with MCMC and BUGs

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 96-124

  Scollnik, David P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 16844386774     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2001.10595987     Document Type: Article

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