A minimum distance estimator in an imprecise probability model - Computational aspects and applications

ISIPTA 2009 - Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 209-218

  Hable, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coherent lower previsions; Empirical measure; Imprecise probabilities; Minimum distance estimator; R project for statistical computing

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LOWER PREVISIONS; EMPIRICAL MEASURE; IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES; MINIMUM DISTANCE ESTIMATORS; R PROJECT FOR STATISTICAL COMPUTING;

LINEAR REGRESSION; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; PROBABILITY;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 84883220502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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