Prior processes and their applications: Nonparametric bayesian estimation

Prior Processes and Their Applications: Nonparametric Bayesian Estimation

Volumn 9783642393747, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-207

  Phadia, Eswar G ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN SOLUTION; DIRICHLET PROCESS; ESTIMATION PROBLEM; EXTENDED GAMMA; NON-PARAMETRIC BAYESIAN; NONPARAMETRIC INFERENCE; TWO PARAMETER;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 84930466094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39280-1     Document Type: Book

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