Title
A Confidence Set Analysis for Observed Samples: A Fuzzy Set Approach.
Abstract
Confidence sets are generally interpreted in terms of replications of an experiment. However, this interpretation is only valid before observing the sample. After observing the sample, any confidence sets have probability zero or one to contain the parameter value. In this paper, we provide a confidence set analysis for an observed sample based on fuzzy set theory by using the concept of membership functions. We show that the traditional ad hoc thresholds (the confidence and significance levels) can be attained from a general membership function. The applicability of the newly proposed theory is demonstrated by using well-known examples from the statistical literature and an application in the context of contingency tables.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.3390/e18060211
ENTROPY
Keywords
Field
DocType
confidence sets,fuzzy sets,membership function,possibility theory
Confidence region,Confidence distribution,Fuzzy classification,Fuzzy set,Confidence interval,Statistics,Type-2 fuzzy sets and systems,Fuzzy number,Membership function,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
6
1099-4300
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.42
7
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
José Alejandro González120.42
Luis M. Castro2123.51
Victor H. Lachos38511.44
Alexandre G. Patriota4393.91