Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes - Monograph Series

The likelihood principle: a review, generalizations, and statistical implications

James O. Berger and Robert L. Wolpert

Series Editor: Shanti S. Gupta

Lecture Notes--Monograph Series, Volume 6
Hayward, CA: Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 1988. Second Edition
xii, 208 pp. [i.e., 238]

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Subjects:

62A15 (primary)
62A20 (secondary)
Permanent link to this monograph: http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.lnms/1215466210
Mathmatical Reviews number (MathSciNet): MR773665
Zentralblatt Math Identifier: 1060.62500
ISBN:0-940600-13-7

Copyright © 1988, Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Miscellaneous Frontmatter

i-xii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-4

Chapter 2: Conditioning

5-18

Chapter 3: The Likelihood Principle and Generalizations

19-64

Chapter 4: Consequences and Criticisms of the Likelihood Principle and the Relative Lielihood Principle

65-120

Chapter 5: Implementation of the Likelihood Principle

121-142

References

143-159

Additional or Updated References

160-160.2

Discussion by M. J. Bayarri and M. H. DeGroot

M. J. Bayarri, and M. H. DeGroot; 160.3-160.7

Discussion by Bruce Hill

Bruce Hill; 161-174.4

Discussion by David Lane

David Lane; 175-181

Discussion by Lucien Le Cam

Lucien Le Cam; 182-185.2

Reply to the Discussion

James O. Berger, and Robert L. Wolpert; 186-197.2

Additional References in the Discussion

198-199

Index of Examples

200

Author Index

201-203

Subject Index

204-206

Errata and Clarifications

207-208

Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes - Monograph Series

Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes - Monograph Series