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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Mathematicsen_US
dc.contributor.advisorLeung, Bartholomew P. K. (AMA)-
dc.creatorYau, Ka Ho-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/7920-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleInverted probability loss functions and its applicationsen_US
dcterms.abstractIn most statistical and decision problems, nearly no attention is paid to the precise mathematical form of the loss function. However, the choice of a particular loss function seriously affects the resulting inferences and estimations. This dissertation investigates a general class of loss functions based on the reflection or inversion of a probability density function, Inverted Probability loss function, which was proposed by Spiring and Yeung (1998). We modified the Inverted Probability loss function to be a more generalisation of the original one. To the best of my knowledge and belief, it is the first time to establish such results in the literature. We firmly advocate that there are some novelties in the Inverted Probability Loss Functions and there are even more applications when applying them. In this report, we show the broad coverage and the flexibility of the Loss Functions to make a more robust expected loss.en_US
dcterms.extentxiii, 139 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2015en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Phil.en_US
dcterms.LCSHManagement science -- Mathematical models.en_US
dcterms.LCSHIndustrial management -- Mathematical models.en_US
dcterms.LCSHDecision-making -- Mathematical modelsen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US

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