Hierarchical generalised latent spatial quantile regression models with applications to indoor radon concentration

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 357-367

  Fontanella, Lara ^a   Ippoliti, Luigi ^a   Sarra, Annalina ^a   Valentini, Pasquale ^a   Palermi, Sergio ^b  

^a Department of Medicine and Science of Aging   (Italy)

^b Agency of Environmental Protection of Abruzzo (ARTA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian latent models; Factor analysis; Indoor radon concentration; Quantile regression; Spatial; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

INERT GASES; MARKOV CHAINS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATIONS; LATENT MODELS; QUANTILE REGRESSION; SPATIAL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925533728     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-014-0917-0     Document Type: Article

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