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Consistent non-parametric Bayesian estimation for a time-inhomogeneous Brownian motion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2014

Shota Gugushvili
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9512, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. shota.gugushvili@math.leidenuniv.nl
Peter Spreij
Affiliation:
Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands; spreij@uva.nl
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Abstract

We establish posterior consistency for non-parametric Bayesian estimation of the dispersion coefficient of a time-inhomogeneous Brownian motion.

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