Estimating a bivariate linear relationship

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 727-754

  Leonard, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Errors in variables; Identifiability; Measurement error; Straight line fitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860868232     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/11-BA627     Document Type: Article

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