Empirical Bayes methods for two-way contingency tables

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An empirical Bayes method for smoothing two-way tables is presented. It is based on the use of the log linear model and a normal prior distribution. Estimation of the variance component in the prior is discussed, and two approximations are considered, one which utilizes the EM algorithm.

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Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Census and Population Estimation Advanced Statistical Methods and Models

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Published in: Biometrika

Volume 65, Issue 3, pp. 581-590

DOI: 10.1093/biomet/65.3.581

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Empirical Bayes methods for two-way contingency tables

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