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Direct linkLee, Michael D.; Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan – Psychological Review, 2005
D. Trafimow presented an analysis of null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) using Bayes's theorem. Among other points, he concluded that NHST is logically invalid, but that logically valid Bayesian analyses are often not possible. The latter conclusion reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of Bayesian inference. This view…
Descriptors: Psychology, Statistical Inference, Statistical Significance, Bayesian Statistics
