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JSM 2002 Abstract #301184
Activity Number: 356
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Business & Economics Statistics Section*
Abstract - #301184
Title: Estimation of a Poisson-Multinomial distribution with Underreporting
Author(s): James Stamey*+ and Dean Young
Affiliation(s): Stephen F. Austin State University and Baylor University
Address: Box 13040 SFA Station, Nacogdoches, Texas, 75962-3040, USA
Keywords: false negative ; Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Abstract:

Many applications exist for the Poisson distribution with underreporting, such as worker absenteeism and purchase of certain goods. In this paper, we present a Bayesian method to estimate the parameters of this model. An application to purchases is given.

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