Bayesian estimation of Kendall’s τ using a latent normal approach

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Publication date 02-2019
Journal Statistics and Probability Letters
Volume | Issue number 145
Pages (from-to) 268-272
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  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes)
Abstract The rank-based association between two variables can be modeled by introducing a latent normal level to ordinal data. We demonstrate how this approach yields Bayesian inference for Kendall’s τ, improving on a recent Bayesian solution based on its asymptotic properties.
Document type Article
Note With supplementary file
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2018.10.004
Published at https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.01805
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85055528011
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