Bayesian nonparametric estimation of a bivariate survival function

Statistica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 427-444

  Bulla, Paolo ^a   Muliere, Pietro ^a   Walker, Stephen ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian nonparametric; Beta Stacy process; Bivariate survival function; P lya urn scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547507606     PISSN: 10170405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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