E-Bayesian Estimation of Hierarchical Poisson-Gamma Model on the Basis of Restricted and Unrestricted Parameter Spaces

Abstract

In this study, we use the idea of the hierarchical model (HM) to estimate an unknown parameter of the hierarchical Poisson-Gamma model using the E-Bayesian (E-B) theory. We propose the idea of hierarchical probability function instead of the traditional hierarchical prior density function. We aim to infer E-B estimates with respect to the conjugate Gamma prior distribution along with the E-posterior risks on the basis of different symmetric and asymmetric loss functions (LFs) under restricted and unrestricted parameter spaces using uniform hyperprior. Whereas, E-B estimators are compared with maximum likelihood estimators (MLEs) using mean squared error (MSE). Monte Carlo simulations are prosecuted to study the efficiency of E-B estimators empirically. It is shown that the LFs under a restricted parameter space dominate to estimate the parameter of the hierarchical Poisson-Gamma model. It is also found that the E-B estimators are more precise than MLEs, and Stein’s LF has the least E-PR. Moreover, the application of outcomes to a real-life example has been made for analysis, comparison, and motivation.