Robustness of Ferguson's Bayes Estimator of a Distribution Function
Ferguson 分布函数贝叶斯估计量的稳健性
We derive an explicit expression for the Bayes risk (using weighted squared error loss) of Dalal's Bayes estimator of a symmetric distribution under a $\mathscr{G}$-invariant Dirichlet process prior. We compare this risk to the risk of Ferguson's estimator of an arbitrary distribution under the $\mathscr{G}$-invariant prior. This enables us to (i) assess the savings in risk attained by incorporating known symmetry structure in the model and (ii) provide information about the…