Interval Estimation of Bounded Variable Means via Inverse Sampling

2008/02/24 by Xinjia Chen, Chen, Xinjia
Computer Science · Mathematics · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Mathematics #Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference #Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods #Methodology (stat.ME) #Probability (math.PR) #Statistical Methods and Inference #Statistics Theory (math.ST) #math.PR #math.ST #stat.ME #stat.TH

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0802.3539

11 pages, no figure, added proof

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop interval estimation methods for means of bounded random variables based on a sequential procedure such that the sampling is continued until the sample sum is no less than a prescribed threshold.

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