The application of Bayesian analysis to issues in developmental research

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 366-373

  Walker, Lawrence J ^a   Gustafson, Paul ^a   Frimer, Jeremy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Frequentist statistics; Moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

EID: 34347329114     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407077763     Document Type: Article

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