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A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations
We propose a default Bayesian hypothesis test for the presence of a correlation or a partial correlation. The test is a direct application of Bayesian techniques for variable selection in regression models. The test is easy to apply and yields practical advantages that the standard frequentist tests...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-012-0295-x |
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author | Wetzels, Ruud Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan |
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description | We propose a default Bayesian hypothesis test for the presence of a correlation or a partial correlation. The test is a direct application of Bayesian techniques for variable selection in regression models. The test is easy to apply and yields practical advantages that the standard frequentist tests lack; in particular, the Bayesian test can quantify evidence in favor of the null hypothesis and allows researchers to monitor the test results as the data come in. We illustrate the use of the Bayesian correlation test with three examples from the psychological literature. Computer code and example data are provided in the journal archives. |
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spelling | pubmed-35055192012-11-28 A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations Wetzels, Ruud Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan Psychon Bull Rev Brief Report We propose a default Bayesian hypothesis test for the presence of a correlation or a partial correlation. The test is a direct application of Bayesian techniques for variable selection in regression models. The test is easy to apply and yields practical advantages that the standard frequentist tests lack; in particular, the Bayesian test can quantify evidence in favor of the null hypothesis and allows researchers to monitor the test results as the data come in. We illustrate the use of the Bayesian correlation test with three examples from the psychological literature. Computer code and example data are provided in the journal archives. Springer-Verlag 2012-07-14 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3505519/ /pubmed/22798023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-012-0295-x Text en © The Author(s) 2012 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Wetzels, Ruud Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title | A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title_full | A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title_fullStr | A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title_full_unstemmed | A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title_short | A default Bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
title_sort | default bayesian hypothesis test for correlations and partial correlations |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22798023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-012-0295-x |
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