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Simpson's paradox and the Bayes factor |
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| Authors: | Murray Aitkin |
| Affiliation: | University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia, and University of Newcastle, UK |
| Abstract: | A counter-example presented by Lindley to Aitkin's posterior Bayes factor is examined. The paradoxical feature of the counter-example is found to be a simple case of Simpson's paradox. |
| Keywords: | Bayes factor Collapsibility Posterior Bayes factor Simpson's paradox |