Blending Bayesian and frequentist methods according to the precision of prior information with applications to hypothesis testing

DOI10.1007/s10260-015-0299-6zbMath1327.62132arXiv1107.2353WikidataQ57826594 ScholiaQ57826594MaRDI QIDQ897846

David R. Bickel

Publication date: 8 December 2015

Published in: Statistical Methods and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1107.2353

zbMATH Keywords

maximum entropy; multiple hypothesis testing; imprecise probability; confidence distribution; robust Bayesian analysis; fiducial inference; multiple comparison procedure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62F15: Bayesian inference

62A01: Foundations and philosophical topics in statistics

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