A new robust regression model for proportions

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 841-866

  Bayes, Cristian L ^a   Bazán, Jorge L ^a   García, Catalina ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Beta regression; Link function; MCMC; Proportions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872513204     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/12-BA728     Document Type: Article

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