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Approximate Bayesian computation

Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) constitutes a class of computational methods rooted in Bayesian statistics that can be used to estimate the posterior distributions of model parameters.

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Approximate Bayesian computation

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Approximate Bayesian computation → ABC, ABC-rejection, ABC-related, Another, Bayesian, Diggle, Donald Rubin, Francis Galton, Gratton, However, In, Peter Diggle, Richard Gratton, Rubin, The, Their, These, This, While
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Approximate Bayesian computation → Alberto Giovanni Busetto, Approximate Bayesian, CC BY, Christophe Dessimoz, Elina Numminen, ISSN, Jukka Corander, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Matthieu Foll, Mikael Sunnåker, PLOS Computational Biology, PMC, PMID, This, Wikidata Q4781761, Wikisource-logo
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Approximate Bayesian computation → Darren Wilkinson, Introduction, Karl Broman, March, October, Rasmus Bååth, Retrieved, Socks, Tiny Data

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