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Approximate Bayesian methods

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This paper develops asymptotic expansions for the ratios of integrals that occur in Bayesian analysis: for example, the posterior mean. The first term omitted isO(n −2) and it is shown how the termO(n −1) can be of importance.

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Lindley, D.V. Approximate Bayesian methods. Trabajos de Estadistica Y de Investigacion Operativa 31, 223–245 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888353

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