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Fisher–Rao geometry and Jeffreys prior for Pareto distribution

Mingming Lia School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China;b Beijing Key Laboratory on MCAACI, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Huafei Suna School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China;b Beijing Key Laboratory on MCAACI, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Linyu Penga School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China;c Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
Pages 1895-1910 | Received 16 Jul 2019, Accepted 15 May 2020, Published online: 02 Sep 2020

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