Testing order constraints: qualitative differences between Bayes factors and normalized maximum likelihood

DOI10.1016/J.SPL.2015.06.014zbMATH Open1396.62042arXiv1411.2778OpenAlexW1761299955MaRDI QIDQ894591FDOQ894591

Daniel W. Heck, Richard D. Morey, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

Publication date: 1 December 2015

Published in: Statistics \& Probability Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We compared Bayes factors to normalized maximum likelihood for the simple case of selecting between an order-constrained versus a full binomial model. This comparison revealed two qualitative differences in testing order constraints regarding data dependence and model preference.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.2778

zbMATH Keywords

model selectionmodel complexityminimum description lengthinequality constraint

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bayesian inference (62F15)

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