正态分布在不同先验下的Bayes估计及风险比较

本文讨论在均值未知,方差已知的正态分布情况下通过在共轭先验以及Jeffreys先验二种先验下的Bayes估计问题,在平方损失函数下和线性损失函数下Bayes风险的比较.数据计算可以看出,在Jeffreys先验下的Bayes风险要比在共轭先验下的Bayes风险要大,但是当样本量增大时,两者的后验风险越来越靠近.     

带有测量误差的Wiener退化模型的客观Bayes分析

本文研究了带有测量误差的Wiener退化模型的客观Bayes分析.对于该退化模型,利用重参数化导出了Jeffreys先验和reference先验,从理论上证明了其中两个reference先验所诱导的后验是正常的,而其它先验的后验均不正常.随机模拟研究了所提Bayes方法相对于最大似然估计的频率表现.最后,将所提方法应用到一个实际退化数据的分析中.     

基于随机加权法的动态Bayes精度评估

以导弹射击精度评估为对象,研究现场子样相对较小的场合下,具有多阶段试验信息时弹点散布方差的估计问题,将随机加权法与Bayes方法结合起来,给出动态Bayes估计的随机加权调整方案.     

K/n(G)系统可靠性评定的多源验前信息融合方法

在多源验前信息的情况下,以k/n(G)系统为例,讨论了如何对系统的可靠性指标进行估计的问题.在多个验前信息源给出了系统可靠性指标点估计的情况下,利用多层Bayes方法及经验Bayes方法对这些数据进行融合,并给出系统可靠性指标的Bayes点估计,同时对系统可靠度的置信区间也作了讨论.仿真算例表明这种处理方法是合理有效的.     

混合整数线性模型方差分量的Bayes估计

本文研究了混合整数线性模型方差分量在无信息先验分布和有信息先验分布下Bayes估计，给出了混合整数线性模型方差分量无信息和：有信息先验分布下的极大后验估计和最佳Bayes估计。     

最大熵先验下的正态分布总体的Bayes分析

在正态分布总体方差已知时,满足总体均值为正,且其期望为某常数的约束条件下,应用最大熵原理获取先验分布,并求得后验分布.利用该后验分布得出总体期望的Bayes估计及可信区间.解决了经典统计中难以解决的问题.最后用算例说明其应用.     

对数伽玛分布尺度参数的Bayes估计在LINEX与复合LINEX损失函数下的比较

在LINEX损失函数与复合LINEX损失函数下,研究对数伽玛分布尺度参数θ的Bayes估计、E-Bayes估计和多层Bayes估计.给出先验分布为伽玛分布和Jeffreys先验分布时的Bayes估计,进而给出先验分布为伽玛分布时的E-Bayes估计和多层贝叶斯估计.通过数据模拟检验参数的Bayes估计和E-Bayes估计的合理性及优良性,并且发现一些数据表中存在一定的规律.     

稳健Bayes估计

在Bayes估计问题中,我们证明了当损失函数满足一定条件时,所对应的Bayes估计是稳健的:即Bayes估计是后验分布的连续泛函(相对于后验分布之间的Kolmogorov距离)。     

多源验前信息下的Bayes信息融合方法

本文以指数分布寿命型电子产品为例,讨论了多源验前信息情况下如何对产品失效率进行融合估计的问题。首先,介绍了寿命试验数据的信息融合方法,并以此为例,说明了取伽玛分布为指数分布寿命型产品失效率的先验分布的合理性。然后,在产品具有多源验前信息源的情况下,给出了一种方便实用的Bayes信息融合方法,充分融合各验前信息,得到产品失效率的验前分布及后验分布。最后给出了数值实例。     

不同先验分布下艾拉姆咖分布参数的Bayes估计

首先在定数截尾场合下,分别取共轭先验、Jeffreys先验和无信息先验,给出了艾拉姆咖分布参数的Bayes点估计和区间估计;其次用极大似然法得到超参数的估计值;然后通过随机模拟得到参数估计的均值和均方误差;最后由一个实例给出了不同截尾样本下参数的三种点估计和区间估计,并把它们进行了比较.     

An innovative Bayesian sequential censored sampling inspection method and application to test design

This paper proposes an innovative Bayesian sequential censored sampling inspection method to improve the inspection level and reduce the sample size in acceptance test plans for continuous lots. A mathematical model of Bayesian sequential censored sampling is built, where a new inspection parameter is created and two types of risk are modified. As the core of Bayesian risk formulas, a new structure method of the prior distribution is presented by combining the empirical distribution with the uncertainty of the estimation. To improve the fitting accuracy of parameter estimation, an adaptive genetic algorithm is applied and compared with different parameter estimation methods. In the prior distribution, a prior estimator is introduced to design a sampling plan for continuous lots. Then, three types of producer's and consumer's risks are derived and compared. The simulation results indicate that the modified Bayesian sampling method performs well, with the lowest risks and the smallest sample size. Finally, a new sequential censored sampling plan for continuous lots is designed for the accuracy acceptance test of an aircraft. The test results show that compared with the traditional single sampling plan, the sample size is reduced by 66.7%, saving a vast amount of test costs.     

线性回归模型的Bayes统计推断

Bayes方法虽融合了样本信息和先验信息，但利用的先验信息都是有历史经验和专家估计所得，因此可靠度不高。该文研究了正态线性回归模型：Y=Xβ＋e，e—N（0，σ^2。L），其中σ^2已知，β为未知参数向量，对传统的Bayes方法进行了改进，即把Bayes方法中的后验信息作为改进Bayes的无验信息并融合样本信息进行统计推断，在二次损失函数下得到了β的改进的Bayes估计。由于改进的Bayes方法的先验信息中有样本信息，因此其准确度比传统的Bayes方法准确度更高。     

Bayesian analysis of repairable systems with modulated power law process

As a compromise between nonhomogeneous Poisson process and renewal process, the modulated power law process is more appropriate to model the failures of repairable systems. In this article, objective Bayesian methods are proposed to analyze the modulated power law process. Seven reference priors, one of which is also the Jeffreys prior, are derived. However, only four of them are taken into consideration because of their practicality. Propriety of the posterior densities considering the four reference priors is proved. Predictive distribution of the future failure time is obtained additionally. For the purpose of comparison, the simulation work and real data analysis are carried out based on both the objective Bayesian and maximum likelihood approaches, which show that the objective Bayesian estimation and prediction have much better statistical properties in a frequentist context, and outperforms the maximum likelihood method even with small or moderate sample sizes.     

Computation of reference Bayesian inference for variance components in longitudinal studies

Generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) have been applied widely in the analysis of longitudinal data. This model confers two important advantages, namely, the flexibility to include random effects and the ability to make inference about complex covariances. In practice, however, the inference of variance components can be a difficult task due to the complexity of the model itself and the dimensionality of the covariance matrix of random effects. Here we first discuss for GLMMs the relation between Bayesian posterior estimates and penalized quasi-likelihood (PQL) estimates, based on the generalization of Harville’s result for general linear models. Next, we perform fully Bayesian analyses for the random covariance matrix using three different reference priors, two with Jeffreys’ priors derived from approximate likelihoods and one with the approximate uniform shrinkage prior. Computations are carried out via the combination of asymptotic approximations and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. Under the criterion of the squared Euclidean norm, we compare the performances of Bayesian estimates of variance components with that of PQL estimates when the responses are non-normal, and with that of the restricted maximum likelihood (REML) estimates when data are assumed normal. Three applications and simulations of binary, normal, and count responses with multiple random effects and of small sample sizes are illustrated. The analyses examine the differences in estimation performance when the covariance structure is complex, and demonstrate the equivalence between PQL and the posterior modes when the former can be derived. The results also show that the Bayesian approach, particularly under the approximate Jeffreys’ priors, outperforms other procedures.     

Estimation of a Multivariate Normal Covariance Matrix with Staircase Pattern Data

In this paper, we study the problem of estimating a multivariate normal covariance matrix with staircase pattern data. Two kinds of parameterizations in terms of the covariance matrix are used. One is Cholesky decomposition and another is Bartlett decomposition. Based on Cholesky decomposition of the covariance matrix, the closed form of the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of the covariance matrix is given. Using Bayesian method, we prove that the best equivariant estimator of the covariance matrix with respect to the special group related to Cholesky decomposition uniquely exists under the Stein loss. Consequently, the MLE of the covariance matrix is inadmissible under the Stein loss. Our method can also be applied to other invariant loss functions like the entropy loss and the symmetric loss. In addition, based on Bartlett decomposition of the covariance matrix, the Jeffreys prior and the reference prior of the covariance matrix with staircase pattern data are also obtained. Our reference prior is different from Berger and Yang’s reference prior. Interestingly, the Jeffreys prior with staircase pattern data is the same as that with complete data. The posterior properties are also investigated. Some simulation results are given for illustration.     

基于贝叶斯方法的低违约组合违约率估计

现代信用风险建模的核心是估计违约率,违约率估计是否准确将直接影响信用风险建模的质量。在估计违约率的众多文献中,频率法或logistic回归等统计方法的运用非常广泛,此类统计模型的基础是大样本,它客观上需要最低数量或最优数量的违约数据,而低违约组合(LDP)是指只有很少违约数据甚至没有违约数据的组合,如何估计LDP的违约率、反映违约率的非预期波动是一个值得关注的现实问题。本文针对银行贷款LDP缺乏足够历史违约数据的情况,采用贝叶斯方法估计LDP的违约率,并进一步探讨了根据专家判断或者根据同类银行LDP违约数量的历史数据来确定先验分布的方法。在贝叶斯估计中,通过先验分布的设定,不仅可以实现违约率估计的科学性和合理性,而且可以反映违约的非预期波动,有助于银行实施谨慎稳健的风险管理。     

Bayesian analysis of conditional autoregressive models

Conditional autoregressive (CAR) models have been extensively used for the analysis of spatial data in diverse areas, such as demography, economy, epidemiology and geography, as models for both latent and observed variables. In the latter case, the most common inferential method has been maximum likelihood, and the Bayesian approach has not been used much. This work proposes default (automatic) Bayesian analyses of CAR models. Two versions of Jeffreys prior, the independence Jeffreys and Jeffreys-rule priors, are derived for the parameters of CAR models and properties of the priors and resulting posterior distributions are obtained. The two priors and their respective posteriors are compared based on simulated data. Also, frequentist properties of inferences based on maximum likelihood are compared with those based on the Jeffreys priors and the uniform prior. Finally, the proposed Bayesian analysis is illustrated by fitting a CAR model to a phosphate dataset from an archaeological region.     

Bayesian predictive densities based on superharmonic priors for the 2-dimensional Wishart model

Bayesian predictive densities for the 2-dimensional Wishart model are investigated. The performance of predictive densities is evaluated by using the Kullback–Leibler divergence. It is proved that a Bayesian predictive density based on a prior exactly dominates that based on the Jeffreys prior if the prior density satisfies some geometric conditions. An orthogonally invariant prior is introduced and it is shown that the Bayesian predictive density based on the prior is minimax and dominates that based on the right invariant prior with respect to the triangular group.     

A class of proper priors for Bayesian simultaneous prediction of independent Poisson observables

Simultaneous prediction and parameter inference for the independent Poisson observables model are considered. A class of proper prior distributions for Poisson means is introduced. Bayesian predictive densities and estimators based on priors in the introduced class dominate the Bayesian predictive density and estimator based on the Jeffreys prior under Kullback-Leibler loss.     

基于均匀先验分布武器射程评定的Bayes方法

应用Bayes统计方法进行武器射程的评定,可以有效减少试验的样本量,节省试验弹药,Bayes方法的关键是确定先验分布,均匀分布是比较容易确定的一种先验分布,该文给出了基于均匀先验分布武器射程评定的Bayes方法,对改进射程的评定方法,减少试验用弹量,具有重要作用.