Semiparametric transformation models with Bayesian P-splines

Statistics and Computing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1085-1098

  Song, Xin Yuan ^a   Lu, Zhao Hua ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

MCMC method; Nonlinear mixed model; Nonparametric transformation; Random Ray algorithm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863548664     PISSN: 09603174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11222-011-9280-x     Document Type: Article

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