Coherent psychometric modelling with Bayesian nonparametrics

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Karabatsos, George ^a   Walker, Stephen G ^b  

^a University of Illinosis at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BAYES THEOREM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 65549130177     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711007X246237     Document Type: Article

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