Sampling schemes for Bayesian variable selection in generalized linear models

Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 362-382

  Nott, David J ^a   Leonte, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auxiliary variables; Bayesian variable selection; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Reversible jump; Swendsen Wang algorithm

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042586796     PISSN: 10618600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/1061860043425     Document Type: Article

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