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What Are the Odds? A Practical Guide to Computing and Reporting Bayes Factors

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dc.creator Jarosz, Andrew F.
dc.creator Wiley, Jennifer
dc.date 2014-11-07T16:26:19Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-24T14:18:20Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-24T14:18:20Z
dc.identifier http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jps/vol7/iss1/2
dc.identifier http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=jps
dc.identifier.uri http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=jps
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/25677
dc.description The purpose of this paper is to provide an easy template for the inclusion of the Bayes factor in reporting experimental results, particularly as a recommendation for articles in the Journal of Problem Solving. The Bayes factor provides information with a similar purpose to the p-value – to allow the researcher to make statistical inferences from data provided by experiments. While the p-value is widely used, the Bayes factor provides several advantages, particularly in that it allows the researcher to make a statement about the alternative hypothesis, rather than just the null hypothesis. In addition, it provides a clearer estimate of the amount of evidence present in the data. Building on previous work by authors such as Wagenmakers (2007), Rouder et al. (2009), and Masson (2011), this article provides a short introduction to Bayes factors, before providing a practical guide to their computation using examples from published work on problem solving.
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dc.publisher Purdue University
dc.source The Journal of Problem Solving
dc.subject Statistics
dc.subject Bayes Factor
dc.title What Are the Odds? A Practical Guide to Computing and Reporting Bayes Factors
dc.type Article


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