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Robustness of Bayesian results for Inverse Gaussian distribution under ML-II epsilon-contaminated and Edgeworth Series class of prior distributions

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  • Sinha, Pankaj
  • Jayaraman, Prabha

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This paper aims to study the sensitivity of Bayes estimate of location parameter of an Inverse Gaussian (IG) distribution to misspecification in the prior distribution. It also studies the effect of misspecification of the prior distribution on two-sided predictive limits for a future observation from IG population. Two prior distributions, a class ML-II ε-contaminated and Edgeworth Series (ESD), are employed for the location parameter of an IG distribution, to investigate the effect of misspecification in the priors. The numerical illustrations suggest that moderate amount of misspecification in prior distributions belonging to the class of ML-II ε-contaminated and ESD does not affect the Bayesian results.

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  • Sinha, Pankaj & Jayaraman, Prabha, 2009. "Robustness of Bayesian results for Inverse Gaussian distribution under ML-II epsilon-contaminated and Edgeworth Series class of prior distributions," MPRA Paper 15396, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Bayesian results; Inverse Gaussian distribution; ML-II ε-contaminated prior; Edgeworth Series Distributions;
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    JEL classification:

    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • C46 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Specific Distributions
    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics
    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General

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