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Bayesian and Monte Carlo Methods

Gibbs Sampling for Mixtures in Order of Appearance: The Ordered Allocation Sampler

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Pages 1416-1424 | Received 02 Dec 2021, Accepted 27 Jan 2023, Published online: 03 Apr 2023

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