by Wai-chuen Tso. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-94). / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Prior Information --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Prior Distribution --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Quantification of Prior Belief --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Prior Belief --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Some Basic Concepts of Fuzzy Set Theory --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Quantification --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3 --- Specification and Determination of Model Parameters --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- A Questionnaire --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Parameter Value --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Determination of Degree of Fuzziness --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Comments --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Interpretation of Time Length of Poisson Process --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Likelihood Interpretation of Membership Value --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Comparison with Existing Modeling --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Conclusion of Prior Information --- p.31 / Chapter 3 --- Posterior Analysis --- p.33 / Chapter 3.1 --- Posterior Analysis by Monte Carlo Method --- p.34 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Monte Carlo Method --- p.34 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Estimation of Posterior Mean and Posterior Variance of Log-odds Ratio --- p.35 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Construction of Credible Region of Log-odds Ratio --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Estimation of Posterior Mean of Cell Probability --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Sampling of Prior Cell Frequency Vector by Gibbs Sampler --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Gibbs Sampler --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Two Sampling Algorithms --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Acceptance-Rejection Algorithm --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Some Practical Problems --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Number of Iterations in Gibbs Sampler --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Sample Size of Gibbs Sample --- p.53 / Chapter 4 --- Simulation Study --- p.58 / Chapter 4.1 --- Multinomial Model --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Determination of Number of Iterations --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Determination of Sample Size --- p.62 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Posterior Estimation --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Sensitivity Analysis --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2 --- Poisson Model --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Determination of Number of Iterations --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Determination of Sample Size --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Posterior Estimation --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Sensitivity Analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion --- p.82 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusions and Discussions --- p.85 / References --- p.90
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320557 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Contributors | Tso, Wai-chuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Statistics. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, iv, 94 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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