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Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies

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Reckhow, KH
Published in: Ecology
January 1, 1990

Classical hypothesis testing is founded on a long-run frequency perspective that is the basis for error rates and P values used in classical statistical inference. Thus in ecological studies involving formal hypothesis testing, it is common practice to report the P value as the summary result from the test of a point null hypothesis, but many important ecological studies concern single, non-replicated events in which the P value has no clear interpretation. For the non-replicated study, Bayesian statistical inference provides an attractive alternative to classical statistical inference, as the results from a Bayesian analysis either may assume a long run frequency interpretation or may be expressed as a probability of a unique event. An example concerning trends in lake acidification is used to show that the Bayesian approach is more compatible with scientific needs and scientific judgement than is classical hypothesis testing. -Author

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Ecology

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ISSN

0012-9658

Publication Date

January 1, 1990

Volume

71

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2053 / 2059

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 4102 Ecological applications
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0603 Evolutionary Biology
  • 0602 Ecology
  • 0501 Ecological Applications
 

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Reckhow, K. H. (1990). Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies. Ecology, 71(6), 2053–2059. https://doi.org/10.2307/1938619
Reckhow, K. H. “Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies.” Ecology 71, no. 6 (January 1, 1990): 2053–59. https://doi.org/10.2307/1938619.
Reckhow KH. Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies. Ecology. 1990 Jan 1;71(6):2053–9.
Reckhow, K. H. “Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies.” Ecology, vol. 71, no. 6, Jan. 1990, pp. 2053–59. Scopus, doi:10.2307/1938619.
Reckhow KH. Bayesian inference in non-replicated ecological studies. Ecology. 1990 Jan 1;71(6):2053–2059.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ecology

DOI

ISSN

0012-9658

Publication Date

January 1, 1990

Volume

71

Issue

6

Start / End Page

2053 / 2059

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 4102 Ecological applications
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0603 Evolutionary Biology
  • 0602 Ecology
  • 0501 Ecological Applications