Spatial Data Analysis with R-INLA with Some Extensions

The integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) provides an interesting way of approximating the posterior marginals of a wide range of Bayesian hierarchical models. This approximation is based on conducting a Laplace approximation of certain functions and numerical integration is extensively use...

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Main Authors: Roger Bivand, Virgilio Gómez-Rubio, Håvard Rue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation for Open Access Statistics 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Statistical Software
Online Access:http://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2235