Markov Chain Monte Carlo: an introduction for epidemiologists
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Markov chain Monte Carlo: an introduction for epidemiologists.
Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are increasingly popular among epidemiologists. The reason for this may in part be that MCMC offers an appealing approach to handling some difficult types of analyses. Additionally, MCMC methods are those most commonly used for Bayesian analysis. However, epidemiologists are still largely unfamiliar with MCMC. They may lack familiarity either with he impl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1464-3685,0300-5771
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt043