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Inference using MCMC to a new conjugate prior to positive parameters, applied in environmental data

Fernando Ferraz do NascimentoCCN, Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina, PI, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wires do Nascimento MouraCCN, Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina, PI, Brazil
Pages 36-48 | Published online: 07 Oct 2020

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