Empirical Bayesian estimation of the disease transmission probability in multiple-vector-transfer designs

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 502-516

  Bilder, Christopher R ^a   Tebbs, Joshua M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group testing; Insect vectors; Plant disease; Plant pathology; Proportion; Virus transmission

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; RISK PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL TESTS; VIRUSES;

EMPIRICAL BAYESIAN; GROUP TESTING; INSECT VECTOR; MULTIPLE VECTORS; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT PATHOLOGY; PROPERTY; PROPORTION; VECTOR TRANSFER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

VECTORS;

EID: 24144490407     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200310139     Document Type: Article

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