BAYES AND EMPIRICAL BAYES METHODS FOR DATA ANALYSIS
โ Scribed by Bradley P. Carlin; Thomas A. Louis
- Book ID
- 110372914
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-3174
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