Can Researchers’ Personal Characteristics Shape Their Statistical Inferences?
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167220950522
Abstract: Researchers’ subjective judgments may affect the statistical results they obtain. This possibility is particularly stark in Bayesian hypothesis testing: To use this increasingly popular approach, researchers specify the effect size they are expecting (the “prior… read more here.
Keywords: larger prior; shape statistical; statistical results; personal characteristics ... See more keywords