On Bayesian D-optimum Design Criteria and the Equivalence Theorem in Non-linear Models |
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| Authors: | D Firth & J P Hinde |
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| Institution: | University of Oxford, UK,;University of Exeter, UK |
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| Abstract: | The concavity of some Bayesian D -optimality criteria is investigated and is found in some cases to depend on the prior distribution. In the case of a non-concave criterion, the standard equivalence theorem may fail, but a local version continues to apply. |
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| Keywords: | Concavity Equivalence theorem Optimum design of experiments |
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