Bayesian analysis of semiparametric linear-circular models

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-65

  Bhattacharya, Sourabh ^a   Sengupta, Ashis ^b  

^a Bayesian and Interdisciplinary Research Unit   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Circular random variable; Cross validation; Dirichlet process; Leave one out posterior; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Pseudo Bayes factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249233705     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jabes.2009.0003     Document Type: Article

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