Bayesian inference for multivariate gamma distributions

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-233

  Tsionas, Efthymios G ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; multivariate gamma distribution; technical efficiency measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843060139     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:STCO.0000035302.87186.be     Document Type: Article

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