Elicitation of a Beta Prior for Bayesian Inference in Clinical Trials
β Scribed by Yujun Wu; Weichung J. Shih; Dirk F. Moore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0323-3847
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