Questions tagged [prior]
In Bayesian statistics a prior distribution formalizes information or knowledge (often subjective), available before a sample is seen, in the form of a probability distribution. A distribution with large spread is used when little is known about the parameter(s), while a more narrow prior distribution represents a greater degree of information.
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Variance of marginal posterior distribution
Suppose $Y_1,\dots,Y_n\mid\mu,\sigma^2 \sim \text{ iid } N(\mu,\sigma^2)$ and suppose the priors $\mu \mid \sigma^2 \sim N(\mu_0, \sigma^2 / \kappa_0)$ and $1/\sigma^2 \sim \text{gamma}(\nu_0/2, \nu_0 ...
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