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On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models

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Grazian, C; Villa, C; Liseo, B
Published in: Statistics and Probability Letters
March 1, 2020

We introduce a prior distribution for the number of components of a mixture model. The prior considers the worth of each possible mixture, measured by a loss function with two components: one measures the loss in information in choosing the wrong mixture and one the loss due to complexity.

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Statistics and Probability Letters

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0167-7152

Publication Date

March 1, 2020

Volume

158

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0104 Statistics
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics
 

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Grazian, C., Villa, C., & Liseo, B. (2020). On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models. Statistics and Probability Letters, 158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2019.108656
Grazian, C., C. Villa, and B. Liseo. “On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models.” Statistics and Probability Letters 158 (March 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2019.108656.
Grazian C, Villa C, Liseo B. On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models. Statistics and Probability Letters. 2020 Mar 1;158.
Grazian, C., et al. “On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models.” Statistics and Probability Letters, vol. 158, Mar. 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.spl.2019.108656.
Grazian C, Villa C, Liseo B. On a loss-based prior for the number of components in mixture models. Statistics and Probability Letters. 2020 Mar 1;158.
Journal cover image

Published In

Statistics and Probability Letters

DOI

ISSN

0167-7152

Publication Date

March 1, 2020

Volume

158

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • 4905 Statistics
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 0104 Statistics
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics