Posterior simulation in the generalized linear mixed model with semiparametric random effects

Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 410-425

  Guha, Subharup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirichlet process models; Laplace approximation; MCMC; Nonconjugate models; P lya urn scheme; Semiparametric Bayesian methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 46849110378     PISSN: 10618600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/106186008X319854     Document Type: Article

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