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June, 1987 De Finetti's Coherence and Statistical Inference
Eugenio Regazzini
Ann. Statist. 15(2): 845-864 (June, 1987). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176350379

Abstract

The main concerns of this paper are the definition of coherent inference (dF-coherent inference) in conformity with a theory of conditional probabilities derived from de Finetti's coherence principle, and a critical comparison of such a definition with one proposed by Heath, Lane and Sudderth.

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Eugenio Regazzini. "De Finetti's Coherence and Statistical Inference." Ann. Statist. 15 (2) 845 - 864, June, 1987. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176350379

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Published: June, 1987
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0653.62003
MathSciNet: MR888444
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176350379

Subjects:
Primary: 62A15
Secondary: 60A05

Keywords: Conglomerative prevision , dF-coherent conditional prevision , dF-coherent posterior , H-coherent posterior , improper prior , marginalization paradox , probability charge , Stone's strong inconsistency

Rights: Copyright © 1987 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.15 • No. 2 • June, 1987
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