Statistics with improper posteriors

12/04/2018

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by   Gunnar Taraldsen, et al.

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In 1933 Kolmogorov constructed a general theory that defines the modern concept of conditional probability. In 1955 Renyi fomulated a new axiomatic theory for probability motivated by the need to include unbounded measures. We introduce a general concept of conditional probability in Renyi spaces. In this theory improper priors are allowed, and the resulting posteriors can also be improper.