A multilevel Bayesian model for contextual effect of material deprivation

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-101

  Biggeri, Annibale ^a   Dreassi, Emanuela ^a   Marchi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contextual effects; Ecological fallacy; Hierarchical Bayesian model; Material deprivation index; Multilevel model

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044454735     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-003-0078-7     Document Type: Article

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