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A subjective Bayesian approach to the theory of queues II — Inference and information in M/M/1 queues

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This is a sequel to Part I of “A Subjective Bayesian Approach to the Theory of Queues”. The focus here is on inference and a use of Shannon's measure of information for assessing the amount of information conveyed by the various types of data from queues. The notation and terminology used here is established in Part I.

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  1. Office of the Secretary of Defense, 20301, Washington, DC, USA

    Michael F. McGrath

  2. Department of Operations Research and Department of Statistics, The George Washington University, 20052, Washington, DC, USA

    Nozer D. Singpurwalla

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McGrath, M.F., Singpurwalla, N.D. A subjective Bayesian approach to the theory of queues II — Inference and information in M/M/1 queues. Queueing Syst 1, 335–353 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01150669

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