Bayesian inference of a negative quantity from positive measurement results

Metrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-271

  Calonico, D ^a   Levi, F ^a   Lorini, L ^a   Mana, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM DENSITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; PROBABILITY DENSITIES; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME UNITS;

CESIUM; INFERENCE ENGINES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 67650904542     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/46/3/014     Document Type: Article

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