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Objective bayesian analysis of the Yule–Simon distribution with applications

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  • Fabrizio Leisen

    (University of Kent)

  • Luca Rossini

    (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
    Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)

  • Cristiano Villa

    (University of Kent)

Abstract

The Yule–Simon distribution is usually employed in the analysis of frequency data. As the Bayesian literature, so far, has ignored this distribution, here we show the derivation of two objective priors for the parameter of the Yule–Simon distribution. In particular, we discuss the Jeffreys prior and a loss-based prior, which has recently appeared in the literature. We illustrate the performance of the derived priors through a simulation study and the analysis of real datasets.

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  • Fabrizio Leisen & Luca Rossini & Cristiano Villa, 2018. "Objective bayesian analysis of the Yule–Simon distribution with applications," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 33(1), pages 99-126, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:33:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s00180-017-0735-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-017-0735-1
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