A nonparametric predictive alternative to the Imprecise Dirichlet Model: The case of a known number of categories

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-230

  Coolen, F P A ^a   Augustin, T ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circular A(n); Imprecise Dirichlet Model; Imprecise probabilities; Interval probability; Lower and upper probabilities; Multinomial data; Nonparametric predictive inference; Rule of succession

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

CIRCULAR A(N); IMPRECISE DIRICHLET MODEL; IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; INTERVAL PROBABILITY; LOWER AND UPPER PROBABILITIES; MULTINOMIAL DATA; NONPARAMETRIC PREDICTIVE INFERENCE; RULE OF SUCCESSION;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 59749084289     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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