Sparse variational analysis of linear mixed models for large data sets

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1056-1062

  Armagan, Artin ^a   Dunson, David ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed effects model; Shrinkage estimation; Variational approximations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956201651     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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