A decision-theoretical view of default priors

Theory and Decision

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Walker, Stephen G ^b   Gutiérrez Peña, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Expected utility; Intrinsic loss; Logarithmic divergence; Objective prior; Parametric model; Reference prior

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; EXPECTED UTILITY; INTRINSIC LOSS; LOGARITHMIC DIVERGENCE; OBJECTIVE PRIOR; PARAMETRIC MODELS; REFERENCE PRIOR;

INFERENCE ENGINES; MODELS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 78650599507     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-009-9174-y     Document Type: Article

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