Minimax Robustness of Bayesian Forecasting under Functional Distortions of Probability Densities

Authors

  • Alexey Kharin Belarussian State University, Minsk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v31i2&3.480

Abstract

The problems of robustness in Bayesian forecasting are considered under distortions of the hypothetical probability densities. The expressions for the guaranteed upper risk functional are obtained and the robust prediction statistics under certain types of distortions are constructed.

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2016-04-03

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Minimax Robustness of Bayesian Forecasting under Functional Distortions of Probability Densities. (2016). Austrian Journal of Statistics, 31(2&3), 177-188. https://doi.org/10.17713/ajs.v31i2&3.480