Linear mixed models with skew-elliptical distributions: A Bayesian approach

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5033-5045

  Jara, Alejandro ^a   Quintana, Fernando ^b   San Martín, Ernesto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM VARIABLES;

ASYMMETRIC BEHAVIOR; BAYESIAN PARAMETRIC APPROACH; LINEAR MIXED MODELS;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 46549086432     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2008.04.027     Document Type: Article

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