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The neglected tool in the Bayesian ecologist's shed: a case study testing informative priors' effect on model accuracy

Despite benefits for precision, ecologists rarely use informative priors. One reason that ecologists may prefer vague priors is the perception that informative priors reduce accuracy. To date, no ecological study has empirically evaluated data-derived informative priors' effects on precision an...

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Autores principales: Morris, William K, Vesk, Peter A, McCarthy, Michael A, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Baker, Patrick J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4298437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1346