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Objective Bayes, conditional inference and the signed root likelihood ratio statistic

Statistics Theory 2015-03-20 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

Bayesian properties of the signed root likelihood ratio statistic are analysed. Conditions for first-order probability matching are derived by the examination of the Bayesian posterior and frequentist means of this statistic. Second-order matching conditions are shown to arise from matching of the Bayesian posterior and frequentist variances of a mean-adjusted version of the signed root statistic. Conditions for conditional probability matching in ancillary statistic models are derived and discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1503.05876,
  title  = {Objective Bayes, conditional inference and the signed root likelihood ratio statistic},
  author = {Thomas J. DiCiccio and Todd A. Kuffner and G. Alastair Young},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.05876},
  year   = {2015}
}
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