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Isoseparation and robustness in parametric Bayesian inference

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Smith, J. Q. and Rigat, Fabio (2012) Isoseparation and robustness in parametric Bayesian inference. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Vol.64 (No.3). pp. 495-519. doi:10.1007/s10463-011-0334-9

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Abstract

This paper introduces a new family of local density separations for assessing robustness of finite-dimensional Bayesian posterior inferences with respect to their priors. Unlike for their global equivalents, under these novel separations posterior robustness is recovered even when the functioning posterior converges to a defective distribution, irrespectively of whether the prior densities are grossly misspecified and of the form and the validity of the assumed data sampling distribution. For exponential family models, the local density separations are shown to form the basis of a weak topology closely linked to the Euclidean metric on the natural parameters. In general, the local separations are shown to measure relative roughness of the prior distribution with respect to its corresponding posterior and provide explicit bounds for the total variation distance between an approximating posterior density to a genuine posterior. We illustrate the application of these bounds for assessing robustness of the posterior inferences for a dynamic time series model of blood glucose concentration in diabetes mellitus patients with respect to alternative prior specifications.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Statistics
Journal or Publication Title: Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0020-3157
Official Date: June 2012
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June 2012Published
Volume: Vol.64
Number: No.3
Page Range: pp. 495-519
DOI: 10.1007/s10463-011-0334-9
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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