Efficient estimation of covariance selection models

Biometrika

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 809-830

  Wong, Frederick ^a   Carter, Christopher K ^b   Kohn, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Gaussian graphical model; Model averaging; Multivariate regression; Partial correlation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843149220     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/90.4.809     Document Type: Article

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