Bounds for Expected Loss in Bayesian Decision Theory with Imprecise Prior Probabilities

Classical Bayesian inference uses the expected value of a loss function with regard to a single prior distribution for a parameter to compare decisions, and an optimal decision minimizes the expected loss. Recently interest has grown in generalizations of this framework without specified priors, to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician). - Carfax Publishing Co., 1962. - 43(1994), 3, Seite 371-379
1. Verfasser: Coolen, F. P. A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1994
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician)
Schlagworte:Bayesian Decision Theory Imprecise Probabilities Intervals of Measures Lower and Upper Bounds for Expected Loss Mathematics Philosophy Behavioral sciences Information science Physical sciences
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