Bayesian non-linear regression models with skew-elliptical errors: Applications to the classification of longitudinal profiles

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 436-449

  De la Cruz, Rolando ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ERRORS; GAIT ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION; MODEL STRUCTURES; OBSTETRICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN STATISTICAL METHODS; DISCRIMINANT MODELS; EARLY STAGES; ELLIPTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINS; LINEAR MODELS; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; LONGITUDINAL DATUMS; LONGITUDINAL PROFILES; NON-LINEAR REGRESSIONS; POSTE-RIORS; PREGNANT WOMAN; STATISTICAL MODELS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 55749105104     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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