Analysis of contaminant co-occurrence in community water systems

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 465, 2004, Pages 45-56

  Lockwood, J R ^a   Schervish, Mark J ^b   Gurian, Patrick L ^c   Small, Mitchell J ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data augmentation; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Multivariate spatial data; Regulatory impact assessment; Water quality regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942448447     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214504000000061     Document Type: Article

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