Comparison of the P-value and posterior probability

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 93-107

  Sook Oh, Hyun ^a   Dasgupta, Anirban ^b  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes classical conflict; P value; Posterior probability; Prior probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040153785     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(98)00131-1     Document Type: Article

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