Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Some Aspects of the Bayesian Approach to Statistical Modelling in Animal Breeding
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Abstract
This paper summarizes some basic principles and concepts of Bayesian analysis in animal breeding applications. The mathematical formula of Bayes' theorem is given and an application of the theory to genetics is also presented. The choice of a prior distribution for variance components is considered in detail.
Keywords
Bayes' theorem, prior distribution, likelihood function
First Page
353
Last Page
358
Recommended Citation
FIRAT, M. Ziya (1996) "Some Aspects of the Bayesian Approach to Statistical Modelling in Animal Breeding," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 20: No. 5, Article 8. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol20/iss5/8
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