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Bayesian Nonparametrics and Semi-parametrics

In: Frontiers of Statistical Decision Making and Bayesian Analysis

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  • Ming-Hui Chen

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Statistics)

  • Dipak K. Dey

    (University of Connecticut, Department of Statistics)

  • Peter Müller

    (The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Biostatistics)

  • Dongchu Sun

    (University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Statistics)

  • Keying Ye

    (University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Management Science and Statistics, College of Business)

Abstract

One of the fastest growing research areas in Bayesian inference is the study of prior probability models for random distributions, also known as nonparametric Bayesian models. While the literature goes back to the 1970s, nonparametric Bayes remained a highly specialized field until the 1990s when new computational methods facilitated the use of such models for actual data analysis. This eventually led to a barrage of new nonparametric Bayesian literature over the last 10 years. In this chapter we highlight some of the current research challenges in nonparametric Bayes.

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  • Ming-Hui Chen & Dipak K. Dey & Peter Müller & Dongchu Sun & Keying Ye, 2010. "Bayesian Nonparametrics and Semi-parametrics," Springer Books, in: Ming-Hui Chen & Peter Müller & Dongchu Sun & Keying Ye & Dipak K. Dey (ed.), Frontiers of Statistical Decision Making and Bayesian Analysis, chapter 0, pages 185-217, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4419-6944-6_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6944-6_6
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