Bayesian Goodness of Fit Testing with Mixtures of Triangular Distributions

被引:26
作者
McVinish, Ross [1 ]
Rousseau, Judith [2 ]
Mengersen, Kerrie [1 ]
机构
[1] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Math Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
[2] Univ Paris 09, CEREMADE, F-75775 Paris 16, France
关键词
Bayesian non-parametrics; consistency; goodness of fit; POSTERIOR DISTRIBUTIONS; CONVERGENCE-RATES; NONPARAMETRIC ALTERNATIVES; CONSISTENCY; MODEL;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-9469.2008.00620.x
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
We consider the consistency of the Bayes factor in goodness of fit testing for a parametric family of densities against a non-parametric alternative. Sufficient conditions for consistency of the Bayes factor are determined and demonstrated with priors using certain mixtures of triangular densities.
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页码:337 / 354
页数:18
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