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Bayesian robustness of credible regions in the presence of nuisance parameters

The problem of finding the most robust γ-level credible region for the parameter of interest in the presence of a nuisance parameter, with respect to a class of e-contaminated priors, is studied. The case of arbitrary con-taminations is first analyzed; it is proved that the most robust region for the parameter of interest is theγ-level highest marginal likelihood region (forγ ≥ 0.5). Then, the result is extended to any measurable (not necessarily one-to-one) function of the parameter. Finally, the case of contaminations assigning fixed probabilities to the sets of a partition of the parameter space is analyzed and a partial result is given.

Julián de la Horra | C. Fernández | J. Horra | Carmen Suárez Fernández

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