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Can a significance test be genuinely bayesian?

Bayesian Analysis (2008) 3(1) 79-100
DOI: 10.1214/08-BA303
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The Full Bayesian Significance Test, FBST, is extensively reviewed. Its test statistic, a genuine Bayesian measure of evidence, is discussed in detail. Its behavior in some problems of statistical inference like testing for independence in contingency tables is discussed. © 2008 International Society for Bayesian Analysis.

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Pereira, C. A. D. B., Stern, J. M., & Wechsler, S. (2008). Can a significance test be genuinely bayesian? Bayesian Analysis, 3(1), 79–100. https://doi.org/10.1214/08-BA303

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