Generalized Dirichlet Distribution - Bayesian Analysis

Bayesian Analysis

Suppose is generalized Dirichlet, and that is multinomial with trials (here ). Writing for and the joint posterior of is a generalized Dirichlet distribution with


X|Y\sim GD_k\left(
{\alpha'}_1,\ldots,{\alpha'}_k;
{\beta'}_1,\ldots,{\beta'}_k
\right)

where and for

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