Efficient Bayesian Inference for Generalized Bradley–Terry Models

@article{Caron2010EfficientBI,
  title={Efficient Bayesian Inference for Generalized Bradley–Terry Models},
  author={François Caron and A. Doucet},
  journal={Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics},
  year={2010},
  volume={21},
  pages={174 - 196}
}
  • F. Caron, A. Doucet
  • Published 8 November 2010
  • Computer Science
  • Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
The Bradley–Terry model is a popular approach to describe probabilities of the possible outcomes when elements of a set are repeatedly compared with one another in pairs. It has found many applications including animal behavior, chess ranking, and multiclass classification. Numerous extensions of the basic model have also been proposed in the literature including models with ties, multiple comparisons, group comparisons, and random graphs. From a computational point of view, Hunter has proposed… 
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