Bayesian structural equation models for inferring relationships between phenotypes: A review of methodology, identifiability, and applications

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Wu, Xiao Lin ^a   Heringstad, Bjørg ^b   Gianola, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bayesian identifiability; Diseases; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Quantitative traits; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BAYES THEOREM; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 74349107933     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2009.00835.x     Document Type: Review

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