Empirical Bayes Sequential Estimation of Binomial Probabilities.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Karunamuni, R. J.; Prasad, N. G. N.
- Source
- Communications in Statistics: Simulation & Computation. Feb2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p61-71. 11p. 7 Charts.
- Subject
- *PROBABILITY theory
*BAYESIAN analysis
- Language
- ISSN
- 0361-0918
In this article we investigate empirical Bayes procedures for estimates of binomial probabilities. We propose a sequential approach (vs. the usual fixed sample size) for estimation of p. The small sample behaviour of the proposed method is studied through a Monte Carlo experiment based on dataset applications drawn from carcinogenesis bioassays. Most of the conclusions are drawn from simulation studies which are themselves based on the applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]