The Rise of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation for Psychometric Modeling
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The Rise of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation for Psychometric Modeling
Markov chain Monte Carlo MCMC estimation strategies represent a powerful approach to estimation in psychometric models. Popular MCMC samplers and their alignment with Bayesian approaches to modeling are discussed. Key historical and current developments of MCMC are surveyed, emphasizing how MCMC allows the researcher to overcome the limitations of other estimation paradigms, facilitates the est...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Probability and Statistics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1687-952X,1687-9538
DOI: 10.1155/2009/537139