Considerations on a posteriori probability
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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1973-2201/6023Keywords:
Prior and posterior probabilities, Bayes-Laplace solution, Beta distribution, Sex ratio at birthAbstract
In this first paper of 1911 relating to the sex ratio at birth, Gini repurposed a Laplace’s succession rule according to a Bayesian version. The Gini's intuition consisted in assuming for prior probability a Beta type distribution and introducing the "method of results (direct and indirect)" for the determination of prior probabilities according to the statistical frequency obtained from statistical data.Downloads
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2015-06-30
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Gini, C. (2015). Considerations on a posteriori probability. Statistica, 75(2), 135–151. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1973-2201/6023
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