Title :
Ground-Hypotheses for Beta Distribution as Bayesian Prior
Author :
Colombo, A.G. ; Costantini, D.
Author_Institution :
Commission of the European Communities; Joint Research Centre; ISPRA, Varese, ITALY.
fDate :
4/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper discusses the problem of a reasonable basis for choosing a prior distribution for a probability. The beta distribution is derived on the basis of some ground-hypotheses. The limitations of the proposed approach and a simple application are discussed with reference to Reliability.
Keywords :
Bayesian methods; Mathematics; Probability; Reliability theory; Statistical distributions; Bayesian estimation; Beta distribution; Prior distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1980.5220691
