Two-sample Bayesian nonparametric hypothesis testing

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 297-320

  Holmes, Chris C ^a   Caron, François ^b   Griffin, Jim E ^c   Stephens, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian nonparametrics; Hypothesis testing; P lya tree

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924855535     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/14-BA914     Document Type: Article

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