A bayesian analysis of small area probabilities under a constraint

Survey Methodology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-152

  Nandram, Balgobin ^a   Sayit, Hasanjan ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Accept reject algorithm; Binomial distribution; Generalized beta distribution; Griddy gibbs sampler; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855257216     PISSN: 07140045     EISSN: 14920921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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