Sweeting, TJ (1981) Scale parameters: a Bayesian treatment. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series B , 43 (3) 333 - 338.
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Abstract
A definition of a scale parameter φ is given which includes the usual definition of a scale parameter in the exponential family. Some suggestions for the estimation of φ and approximations to the marginal posterior distribution of θ, a vector-valued parameter of primary interest, are made. In particular, the possibility of a χ<sup>2</sup> approximation to the posterior distribution of φ, leading to h.p.d. regions for θ based on the F distribution, is explored. Two examples are discussed, where observations are from a normal and gamma distribution.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Scale parameters: a Bayesian treatment |
| Location: | UK |
| Keywords: | Scale parameters, Bayesian inference, Posterior approximations |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Statistical Science |
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