A characterization of the Dirichlet process (Q1181102)
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A characterization of the Dirichlet process (English)
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27 June 1992
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The purpose of this note is to point out that if the posterior mean of a random probability \(P\) given a sample \(X_ 1,\ldots,X_ n\) from \(P\) is linear in the sample empirical distribution function, then \(P\) is a Dirichlet random probability.
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linear posterior means
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posterior mean of a random probability
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sample empirical distribution function
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Dirichlet random probability
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