Simultaneous Bayesian-frequentist sequential testing of nested hypotheses

Biometrika

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-92

  Berger, James O ^a   Boukai, Benzion ^b   Wang, Yinping ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; Composite hypothesis; Conditional test; Error probability; Likelihood ratio; Sequential probability ratio test; Sequential test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037887757     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/86.1.79     Document Type: Article

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