Empirical Bayes

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical analysis
gptkbp:advantage Computational efficiency
gptkbp:appliesTo Multiple testing
Hierarchical models
Shrinkage estimation
gptkbp:contrastsWith Classical Bayes
Fully Bayesian approach
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Charles_Stein
gptkb:Herbert_Robbins
gptkbp:field Bayesian statistics
Statistics
Machine learning
gptkbp:hasMethod Nonparametric empirical Bayes
Parametric empirical Bayes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empirical Bayes
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:limitation Depends on model assumptions
Underestimates uncertainty in prior
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:James–Stein_estimator
Bayesian inference
Maximum likelihood estimation
False discovery rate
gptkbp:usedIn Genomics
Econometrics
Psychometrics
Medical statistics
gptkbp:uses Prior estimated from data
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Large-Scale_Inference:_Empirical_Bayes_Methods_for_Estimation,_Testing,_and_Prediction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7