Count on your beliefs. Bayes--not the P value--measures credence
Taube, A.; Malmquist, J.
Lakartidningen 98(28-29): 3208-3211
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205 PMID: 11496808 Document Number: 534745
This article (the second of two) describes traditional (frequentistic) statistical analysis in the context of the confidence interval. Bayesian analysis is described in two settings. In the choice between diagnostic alternatives, the bayesian approach offers useful integration of new information with previous knowledge. With regard to the evaluation of clinical trial data, this article exemplifies bayesian analysis as contrasted with traditional analysis, and advantages of the former are cited. A brief literature review exposes the wide applicability of bayesian analysis in medical statistics.