Data augmentation, frequentist estimation, and the Bayesian analysis of multinomial logit models

Statistical Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-109

  Scott, Steven L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Discrete choice model; Gibbs sampler; Logistic regression; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Metropolis Hastings; Multinomial Poisson transformation; Partial credit model; Polychotomous; Polytomous

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951767740     PISSN: 09325026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00362-009-0205-0     Document Type: Article

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