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    9 May 2020
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    The default bayesian test is prejudiced against small effects

    By Uri Simonsohn

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional · For Student, Teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    When considering any statistical tool I think it is useful to answer the following two practical questions: 1. “Does it give reasonable answers in realistic circumstances?” and 2. “Does it answer a question I am interested in?” In this post I explain why, for me, when it comes to the default Bayesian test that’s starting to pop up in some psychology publications, the answer to both questions is “no.”

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