Application of Bayesian inference using Gibbs sampling to item-response theory modeling of multi-symptom genetic data

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 765-780

  Eaves, Lindon ^a   Erkanli, Alaattin ^b   Silberg, Judy ^a   Angold, Adrian ^b   Maes, Hermine H ^a   Foley, Debra ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Depression; Genetic; Gibbs sampling; Item response theory; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Multivariate; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MELANCHOLIA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOOD; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 27844497484     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-005-7284-z     Document Type: Article

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