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Fisher–Rao geometry and Jeffreys prior for Pareto distribution.

Authors :
Li, Mingming
Sun, Huafei
Peng, Linyu
Source :
Communications in Statistics: Theory & Methods. 2022, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p1895-1910. 16p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the Fisher–Rao geometry of the two-parameter family of Pareto distribution. We prove that its geometrical structure is isometric to the Poincaré upper half-plane model, and then study the corresponding geometrical features by presenting explicit expressions for connection, curvature and geodesics. It is then applied to Bayesian inference by considering the Jeffreys prior determined by the volume form. In addition, the posterior distribution from the prior is computed, providing a systematic method to the Bayesian inference for Pareto distribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03610926
Volume :
51
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Communications in Statistics: Theory & Methods
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
155688776
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2020.1771593