Bayesian testing for trend in a power model for clustered binary data

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-322

  Faes, Christel ^a   Aerts, Marc ^a   Geys, Helena ^a   Molenberghs, Geert ^a   Declerck, Lieven ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b S Clinica   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; Clustered binary data; Likelihood ratio; Schwarz criterion; Trend test

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MODELING; RODENT; TOXICITY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 4344628566     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EEST.0000038018.95862.3f     Document Type: Article

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