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The Estimation of Ratios From Paired Data

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Empirical Bayes and Likelihood Inference

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Statistics ((LNS,volume 148))

Abstract

Fisher many times expressed the view that in inductive inference comparatively slight differences in the mathematical specification of a problem may have logically important effects on the inferences possible, and that in complicated cases, such effects may be very puzzling. The problem of making inferences about ratios from paired data is examined from this viewpoint. The existence and role of likelihood function is emphasized.

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  1. D. A. Sprott
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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada

    S. E. Ahmed

  2. Department of Statistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3, Canada

    N. Reid

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Sprott, D.A. (2001). The Estimation of Ratios From Paired Data. In: Ahmed, S.E., Reid, N. (eds) Empirical Bayes and Likelihood Inference. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 148. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0141-7_10

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