Analyzing small data sets using Bayesian estimation: The case of posttraumatic stress symptoms following mechanical ventilation in burn survivors

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Van De Schoot, Rens ^a,b   Broere, Joris J ^a   Perryck, Koen H ^a   Zondervan Zwijnenburg, Mariëlle ^a   Van Loey, Nancy E ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH BURN CENTRES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Burn survivors; Maximum likelihood; Mechanical ventilation; Power; Prior specification; PTSS; Repeated measures analyses; Small samples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977106631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.25216     Document Type: Article

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