Abstract
Neuenschwander et al. address a seemingly easy but often complicated problem in applied Bayesian methodology. We discuss some issues that relate to the question of why one might care about the effective sample size ((Formula presented.)) in a Bayesian model and the motivation for reporting the (Formula presented.).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 599-601 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Biometrics |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2020 |
Keywords
- entropy
- informative prior
- sample size
- statistical information
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Applied Mathematics