Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of heterogeneous cluster- and subject-level associations between continuous and binary outcomes in dairy production

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 230-248

  Bello, Nora M ^a   Steibel, Juan P ^b   Tempelman, Robert J ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate Bayesian model; Dairy production systems; Generalized linear mixed model; Heterogeneous covariance; Mixed outcomes

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BAYESIAN MODELLING; BIVARIATE; BIVARIATE BAYESIAN MODEL; CO-VARIANCE; DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEM; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; HETEROGENEOUS COVARIANCE; MIXED OUTCOME; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RANDOM EFFECTS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 84860177034     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201100055     Document Type: Article

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