Epifani, I. and Guglielmi, A and Melilli, E. (2004) Some new results on random Dirichlet variances. Technical Report. CNR. CNR. Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI). Sezione di Milano, Milano, IT. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
A fundamental problem in a nonparametric Bayesian framework is the computation of the laws of functionals of random probability measures. For instance, in this context, testing hypotheses about the variance of the frequency distribution of a characteristic in a population requires the knowledge of its posterior distribution. The aim of this paper is to show some new results concerning the law of the functional variance V of a Dirichlet process P. In particular, we establish a simple distributional relationship between V and the random variable (X-Y)^2, where X and Y are independent copies of the random mean of the Dirichlet process P. Useful expressions for some integral transforms of V are also obtained and illustrative examples are given. Moreover, we discuss the correspondence between the distribution of the variance and the parameter of the Dirichlet process with given total mass. Finally two approximation procedures of the law of V are suggested
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Dirichlet process; Distribution of variance; Moments of a distribution; Stochastic equation |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 510 Matematica |
| Depositing User: | biblioteca 3 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2010 12:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/138 |
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