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Filling a gap in current Bayesian theory, strong Statistical Inference: An Integrated Bayesian Likelihood Approach strong presents a unified Bayesian treatment of parameter inference and model comparisons that can be used with simple diffuse prior specifications. This novel approach provides new solutions to difficult model comparison problems and offers direct Bayesian counterparts of frequentist t -tests and other standard statistical methods for hypothesis testing. After an overview of the competing theories of statistical inference, the book introduces the Bayes likelihood approach used throughout. It presents Bayesian versions of one- and two-sample t -t ..

Filling a gap in current Bayesian theory, strong Statistical Inference: An Integrated Bayesian Likelihood Approach strong presents a unified Bayesian treatment of parameter inference and model comparisons that can be used with simple diffuse prior specifications. This novel approach provides new solutions to difficult model comparison problems and offers direct Bayesian counterparts of frequentist t -tests and other standard statistical methods for hypothesis testing. After an overview of the competing theories of statistical inference, the book introduces the Bayes likelihood approach used throughout. It presents Bayesian versions of one- and two-sample t -t ..

Theories of Data Analysis and Statistical Inference.- The Current Design and Analysis.- Psychometric and Survey Models.- Technical Reports - Data Analyses and Simulation Studies.- 1986 NAEP Math Survey.- Analysis of All 1986Math Iems.- 2005 NAEP Math Survey - Texas.- 2005 NAEP Math Survey - California.- Conclusions.- 1986 Survey Results, 30 Item Subscale.- 1986 Survey Results, Full 79 Items.- Model Parameter Estimates and SEs, 2005 Texas Survey.- Model Parameter Estimates and SEs, 2005 California survey. ..

Theories of Data Analysis and Statistical Inference.- The Current Design and Analysis.- Psychometric and Survey Models.- Technical Reports - Data Analyses and Simulation Studies.- 1986 NAEP Math Survey.- Analysis of All 1986Math Iems.- 2005 NAEP Math Survey - Texas.- 2005 NAEP Math Survey - California.- Conclusions.- 1986 Survey Results, 30 Item Subscale.- 1986 Survey Results, Full 79 Items.- Model Parameter Estimates and SEs, 2005 Texas Survey.- Model Parameter Estimates and SEs, 2005 California survey. ..