A bayesian method of estimating kappa coefficient with application to a rheumatoid arthritis study

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3432-3444

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Cutter, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Kappa coefficient; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Multivariate probit model; Rheumatoid arthritis; Simulation study; Tetrachoric correlation

Indexed keywords

KAPPA COEFFICIENT; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; MULTIVARIATE PROBIT MODEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIMULATION STUDY; TETRACHORIC CORRELATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HEALTH; MARKOV PROCESSES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIMULATORS;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 70349650946     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: 1532415X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610920802447008     Document Type: Article

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