Transdimensional Markov chains: A decade of progress and future perspectives

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 471, 2005, Pages 1077-1089

  Sisson, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automatic sampling; Convergence assessment; Efficient chains; Reference priors; Reversible jump; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644518085     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214505000000664     Document Type: Review

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