Two-pronged strategy for using DIC to compare selection models with non-ignorable missing responses

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-146

  Mason, Alexina ^a   Richardson, Sylvia ^a   Best, Nicky ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian model comparison; Deviance; DIC; Missing response; Non ignorable missingness; Observed data likelihood; Selection models; Sensitivity an lalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860812280     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/12-BA704     Document Type: Article

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