Non-Parametric Bayesian Models for Samples from Finite Populations
David A. Binder · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) · 1982
Summary Using Ferguson's (1973) non-parametric priors in a Bayesian analysis of finite populations, we show that asymptotically, at least, the usual estimates and confidence intervals for the population mean in simple and stratified random samples can be justified in Bayesian terms. We then apply these models for estimating population percentiles, and a new procedure for interval estimates in stratified sampling is developed.