Computing minimal-volume credible sets using interval analysis; application to bayesian estimation

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3632-3636

  Jaulin, Luc ^a  

^a ENSIETA   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Credible sets; Interval analysis; Non gaussian

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ESTIMATION; CREDIBLE SETS; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; NON-GAUSSIAN;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SET THEORY; VECTORS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 33947147091     PISSN: 1053587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2006.877676     Document Type: Article

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