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A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation

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Winkler, RL
Published in: Journal of the American Statistical Association
January 1, 1972

Under an appropriate loss function, interval estimation may be regarded as a Bayesian decision-making procedure in which the objective is to find an interval that minimizes expected loss. For various loss functions, the behavior of the optimal interval is investigated, a comparison is made with the usual non-decision-theoretic interval estimates, and applications and examples are discussed. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Published In

Journal of the American Statistical Association

DOI

EISSN

1537-274X

ISSN

0162-1459

Publication Date

January 1, 1972

Volume

67

Issue

337

Start / End Page

187 / 191

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1603 Demography
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0104 Statistics
 

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Winkler, R. L. (1972). A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 67(337), 187–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1972.10481224
Winkler, R. L. “A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 67, no. 337 (January 1, 1972): 187–91. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1972.10481224.
Winkler RL. A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 1972 Jan 1;67(337):187–91.
Winkler, R. L. “A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation.” Journal of the American Statistical Association, vol. 67, no. 337, Jan. 1972, pp. 187–91. Scopus, doi:10.1080/01621459.1972.10481224.
Winkler RL. A decision-theoretic approach to interval estimation. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 1972 Jan 1;67(337):187–191.

Published In

Journal of the American Statistical Association

DOI

EISSN

1537-274X

ISSN

0162-1459

Publication Date

January 1, 1972

Volume

67

Issue

337

Start / End Page

187 / 191

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1603 Demography
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0104 Statistics