Approximate Bayesian computation using indirect inference

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-337

  Drovandi, Christopher C ^a   Pettitt, Anthony N ^a   Faddy, Malcolm J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approximate Bayesian computation; Beta binomial model; Indirect inference; Macroparasite; Markov process; Sequential Monte Carlo methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954527657     PISSN: 00359254     EISSN: 14679876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9876.2010.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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