An asymptotic viewpoint on high-dimensional Bayesian testing

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-160

  Spitzner, Dan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian testing; Functional data analysis; Goodness of fit testing; High dimensional testing; Rates of testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860877004     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/08-BA305     Document Type: Article

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