Suppose we have a posterior density for a parameter given a sample and we form a second posterior density for the same parameter, based on a different model and a different data set. Then we can evaluate the relative entropy distance between the two posteriors. Minimizing the relative entropy over the second sample gives the virtual sample that would make the second posterior as close as possib...

in this study, the effective factors on warpage in short fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites has been studied. first of all, the effective factors in manufacturing process were detected and then in order to decrease the number of experiments, the approach of design of experiments has been applied. by using micromechanics theory in composites and coefficients of thermal expansion models, a...