Bayesian parameter inference for stochastic biochemical network models using particle Markov chain Monte Carlo

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Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 807-820

  Golightly, Andrew ^a   Wilkinson, Darren J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical Langevin equation; Markov jump process; Pseudo marginal approach; Sequential Monte Carlo; Stochastic differential equation; Stochastic kinetic model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860901236     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0047     Document Type: Article

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