Bayesian methods for ranking the severity of apnea among patients

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-170

  Saat, Nur Zakiah Mohd ^a   Ibrahim, Kamarulzaman ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apnea; Gamma prior; Improper prior; Log normal prior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349086020     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2010.167.170     Document Type: Article

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