Title :
Bayes results for classical Pareto distribution via Gibbs sampler, with doubly-censored observations
Author :
Upadhyay, S.K. ; Shastri, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Stat., Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi, India
fDate :
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper considers the full Bayes analysis of the Pareto distribution when the observations are doubly censored, and provides sample-based estimates of posterior distributions using Gibbs sampler algorithm. The approach is not only computationally simple but fully explores the low-dimensional posterior surfaces-which otherwise seems difficult. Complexities through censored data always arise in life testing experiments; these complexities are no longer problems with the Gibbs sampler algorithm, unlike the situations with nonsample-based approaches
Keywords :
Bayes methods; life testing; probability; reliability theory; Bayes analysis; Gibbs sampler; classical Pareto distribution; doubly-censored observations; life data modelling; life testing experiments; low-dimensional posterior surfaces; posterior distributions; reliability modelling; sample-based estimates; Algorithm design and analysis; Artificial intelligence; Educational institutions; Exponential distribution; Hazards; Life testing; Pareto analysis; Probability distribution; Sampling methods; Shape;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on