Bayesian approaches to calculating a reference value in key comparison experiments

Technometrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Toman, Blaza ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes hierarchical models; Combining probability distributions; Inter laboratory experiments; Uncertainty and quantifications

Indexed keywords

BAYES HIERARCHICAL MODELS; COMBINING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; INTER LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; REFERENCE VALUE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 33847721936     PISSN: 00401706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/004017006000000273     Document Type: Article

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