Bayesian inference for stochastic epidemic models with time-inhomogeneous removal rates

DOI10.1007/s00285-007-0081-yzbMath1127.62107OpenAlexW2075629176WikidataQ51919856 ScholiaQ51919856MaRDI QIDQ2460420

Philip R. Giles, Richard J. Boys

Publication date: 12 November 2007

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-007-0081-y

zbMATH Keywords

MCMC methodsReversible jumpPredictive fit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30) Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Bayesian inference (62F15) Numerical analysis or methods applied to Markov chains (65C40)

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