Bayesian analysis of the multivariate Poisson distribution

被引:25
作者
Tsionas, EG [1 ]
机构
[1] Council Econ Advisors, Minist Natl Econ, Athens 10180, Greece
关键词
Gibbs sampling; data augmentation; multivariate probability mass function;
D O I
10.1080/03610929908832305
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
The paper presents a Bayesian analysis of the multivariate Poisson distribution, based on Gibbs sampling with data augmentation. This computational approach to the Bayesian integration problem, avoids explicit computation of the probability mass function via approximations or recursive calculations. The new method is shown to perform well in artificial examples as well as in an environmental pollution data set.
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页码:431 / 451
页数:21
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