In Example 7.2.16 we saw that the normal distribution is its own conjugate family. It is sometimes

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In Example 7.2.16 we saw that the normal distribution is its own conjugate family. It is sometimes the case, however, that a conjugate prior does not accurately reflect prior knowledge, and a different prior is sought. Let X1,..., Xn be iid n(θ, σ2), and let θ have a double exponential distribution, that is, π(θ) = e-|θ|/a /(2a), a known. Find the mean of the posterior distribution of θ.
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Statistical Inference

ISBN: 978-0534243128

2nd edition

Authors: George Casella, Roger L. Berger

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