An Introduction to Bayesian Hypothesis Testing for Management Research

Journal of Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 521-543

  Andraszewicz, Sandra ^a   Scheibehenne, Benjamin ^a   Rieskamp, Jörg ^a   Grasman, Raoul ^b   Verhagen, Josine ^b   Wagenmakers, Eric Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; optional stopping; statistical evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922056523     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206314560412     Document Type: Article

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