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A Numerical Comparison of Some BAYESian Methods of Estimating a Binomial Parameter
Author(s) -
Jones P. W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710200104
Subject(s) - mathematics , binomial distribution , statistics , binomial (polynomial) , beta binomial distribution , binomial proportion confidence interval , bayesian probability , beta distribution , sample size determination , continuity correction , sequential estimation , constant (computer programming) , quadratic equation , negative binomial distribution , prior probability , computer science , poisson distribution , geometry , programming language
This note considers the optimal and suboptimal sequential and fixed sample size estimation of the unknown binomial parameter, p , for a beta prior distribution for p and under quadratic loss and constant observation cost. A numerical comparison of the methods is presented.