February, 2003
© 2000, 2001
Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Bayesian posterior
probabilities at each analysis
Examine
the degree to which the frequentist inference leads to sensible
decisions under a range of prior distributions for the treatment
effect
·Posterior
probability of hypotheses
Bayesian estimates
of treatment effect
·Median
(mode) of posterior distribution
·Credible
interval (quantiles of posterior distribution