Reference Posterior Distributions for Bayesian Inference

A procedure is proposed to derive reference posterior distributions which approximately describe the inferential content of the data without incorporating any other information. More explicitly, operational priors, derived from information-theoretical considerations, are used to obtain reference pos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B (Methodological). - Royal Statistical Society, 1948. - 41(1979), 2, Seite 113-147
1. Verfasser: Bernardo, Jose M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1979
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B (Methodological)
Schlagworte:Non-Informative Priors Vague Initial Knowledge Operational Priors Information Theory Marginalization Paradox Stein's Paradox Fieller-Creasy Problem Physical sciences Behavioral sciences Mathematics Philosophy