Model weights for model choice and averaging

Statistical Methodology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-157

  Congdon, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Model averaging; Model weight; Monte Carlo estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947265275     PISSN: 15723127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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