Bayesian Analysis of Poisson Distributions

Document Type : Original Article

Author

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The purpose of this note is twofold. Firstly, to show how Bayesian analysis of Poisson distributions can be made. Secondly, to provide a Bayesian justification for using the log-likelihood ratio statistic for testing the homogeneity of several Poisson variables.

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