Sequential Bayes Estimation of the Difference Between Means
两均值之差的序贯贝叶斯估计
It is desired to estimate the difference between the means of two independent normal distributions as accurately as possible and in a sequential manner when the total number of observations is fixed. The problem is posed in a Bayesian framework with conjugate prior distributions and squared error loss function. It is shown that the optimal sequential design depends on the ratio of the posterior variances of the two means. There exist constants (dependent on the prior…