
TWO EXAMPLES OF THE ELASTIC BELIEF METHOD 99
Table 5.1 Taken from [82]. Level 0.9 interval bounds for λ when b = 3. Methods: EB — the elastic belief method, Feldman and Cousins [85] (FC98),
Giunti [115] (Giunti99), Roe and Woodroofe [208] with Mandelkern and Schultz [172] adjustment (RW99+MS00a), Roe and Woodroofe [209] (RW00),
and Mandelkern and Schultz [173] (MS00b).
EB Plaus. Int. FC98 [85] Giunti99 [115] RW99+MS00a [172] RW00 [209] MS00b [173]
y Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper
0 0 0 0 1.08 0 1.82 0 2.44 0 2.53 0 4.69
1 0 1.74 0 1.88 0 2.42 0 2.95 0 3.09 0 4.69
2 0 3.30 0 3.04 0 3.52 0 3.75 0 3.82 0 4.69
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