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

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Authors: George P. Yanev 

Publication date: 12 February 2006

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.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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