Analysis of all-zero binomial outcomes with borderline and equilibrium priors

N.T. Longford

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the analysis of a random sample from a binomial distribution when all the outcomes are zero (or unity). We discuss how elicitation of the prior can be reduced to asking the expert whether (and which of ) the so called borderline or equilibrium priors are plausible.

To appear in Journal of Applied Statistics.

October 2008.