Natural induction: An objective bayesian approach

Revista de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales - Serie A: Matematicas

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-135

  Berger, James O ^a   Bernardo, José M ^b   Sun, Dongchu ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factors; Binomial model; Finite parameter space; Finite population sampling; Jeffreys prior Hypergeometric model; Laplace law of succession; Natural induction; Objective Bayes; Objective prior; Precise hypothesis testing; Reference analysis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BAYES FACTOR; BINOMIAL MODELS; FINITE PARAMETER SPACE; FINITE POPULATION; FINITE POPULATION SAMPLING; HYPERGEOMETRIC MODELS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JEFFREY PRIOR HYPERGEOMETRIC MODEL; JEFFREYS'S PRIORS; LAPLACE LAW; LAPLACE LAW OF SUCCESSION; LAW OF SUCCESSION; NATURAL INDUCTION; OBJECTIVE BAYES; OBJECTIVE PRIOR; PARAMETER SPACES; PRECISE HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REFERENCE ANALYSE;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 70349906256     PISSN: 15787303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03191839     Document Type: Article

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