On the use of Non-Local Prior Densities in Bayesian Hypothesis Tests
On the use of Non-Local Prior Densities in Bayesian Hypothesis Tests
Summary We examine philosophical problems and sampling deficiencies that are associated with current Bayesian hypothesis testing methodology, paying particular attention to objective Bayes methodology. Because the prior densities that are used to define alternative hypotheses in many Bayesian tests assign non-negligible probability to regions of the parameter space that are …