Identifying outliers in bayesian hierarchical models: A simulation-based approach

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 409-444

  Marshall, E C ^a   Spiegelhalter, D J ^b  

^a Civil Service   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Distributional assumptions; Hierarchical models; Outliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649121877     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/07-BA218     Document Type: Article

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