DocumentCode :
1641601
Title :
The Lindley paradox, information and generalized functions
Author :
Breitung, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
fYear :
1995
Firstpage :
720
Lastpage :
723
Abstract :
In testing a sharp point hypothesis there is a difference between frequentist and Bayesian results. Even for sample sizes increasing to infinity, Bayesian methods accept the point null hypothesis for values where the frequentist method leads to rejection. This is called the Lindley paradox. Here it is attempted to explain this. The reason appears to be not a specific feature of Bayesian methods, but a misuse of the theorem of Bayes
Keywords :
Bayes methods; probability; Bayesian results; Lindley paradox; generalized functions; information; point hypothesis; sharp point hypothesis; Bayesian methods; Civil engineering; H infinity control; Probability; Random variables; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, 1995, and Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society. Proceedings of ISUMA - NAFIPS '95., Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
College Park, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7126-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISUMA.1995.527783
Filename :
527783
Link To Document :
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