predictive distribution
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predictive
adjective
uk/prɪˈdɪk.tɪv/us/prɪˈdɪk.tɪv/
relating to the ability ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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Thispredictivedistributionachieved by simulation may be a more appropriate summary of the treatment effect than the mean summary effect per se (12;38).
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However, since the fertility rates are not normally distributed around 1.4, the median projection of thepredictivedistributionis not identical with the point forecasts.
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Thus, the pair (c, r) forms a stochastic process, whose probability law is determined by thepredictivedistributionof the future population.
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Predictivedistributionmay also aid in planning a new study.
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Predictivedistributionprovides a more comprehensive summary of the treatment effect by including heterogeneity between patients, treatment protocols, and clinical praxis (38).
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Taking a broader view, one can think of the simulation as a means of obtaining samples from thepredictivedistributionof a future population vector.
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These point estimates for fertility, immigration, and mortality serve as the median of thepredictivedistributionof these variables.
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Furthermore, the posteriorpredictivedistributionhas the same density as the basic compound distribution of a single node, although with different parameters.
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Bayesian theory calls for the use of the posteriorpredictivedistributionto do predictive inference, i.e., to predict the distribution of a new, unobserved data point.
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This gives a posteriorpredictivedistribution.
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Exploratory analysis and model assessment is based on examination of various posterior predictive distributions.
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Useful output might include graphs of likelihood functions, posterior distributions, and predictive distributions, along with various summary measures.
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Actual election results can be modelled using regressions,20 in which case the predictive distributions of the election outcomes can be used to estimate the probability of decisive votes.
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