Empirical Bayes estimators for the reproduction parameter of Borel-Tanner distribution

MaRDI QIDQ6476702FDO

Authors George P. Yanev

Publication date 12 February 2006

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bayesian inference (62F15) Applications of branching processes (60J85)

Abstract: We construct empirical Bayes estimators for the reproduction parameter of Borel-Tanner distribution assuming LINEX loss and prove their asymptotic optimality. Some properties of the estimators regret risk are illustrated through simulations.

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