On sufficient conditions for Bayesian consistency

Biometrika

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 482-488

  Walker, Stephen ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian nonparametrics; Consistency; Hellinger distance; Predictive density

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842558125     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/90.2.482     Document Type: Article

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