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Highest density region (Sc​={θ:π(θ)≥c})

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For a probability density π and threshold c>0, this region includes precisely the points at or above the threshold. It is a Bayes act for loss c∣S∣−1S​(θ), since expected loss is ∫S​(c−π(θ))dθ. The minimal value is −∫(π−c)+​dθ; adding or removing threshold-equality points does not change it.

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