#statstab #532 Fractional Bayes Factors for Model Comparison Free - O'Hagan (1995)

Thoughts: Use a fraction of the data to convert an improper prior into a minimally informative prior.

#bayesian #bayesfactor #priors #bain #hypothesis #testing

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1995.tb02017.x

#statstab #531 Effect Size Calculator [Campbell]

Thoughts: A nice place for quick formulas for variance and effect sizes of various designs and data types.

#metaanalysis #effectsize #CohenD #calculator #Variance #Eta #effects

https://www.campbellcollaboration.org/calculator/equations

#statstab #530 On the Need to Revitalize Descriptive Epidemiology

Thoughts: Paper that shows how to properly conduct a "descriptive" piece of research. More ppl should do this.

#descriptive #research #guide #example #methods #epistemology #epistemology

https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/191/7/1174/6552325

On the Need to Revitalize Descriptive Epidemiology

Abstract. Nearly every introductory epidemiology course begins with a focus on person, place, and time, the key components of descriptive epidemiology. And

OUP Academic

#statstab #529 How Do I Know What My Theory Predicts?

Thoughts: I'd like to see more researchers adopt Dienes' framework and way of thinking about research.

#bayesian #bayesfactor #evidence #epistemology #research #tutorial

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2515245919876960

#statstab #528 {afex_plot} Publication Ready Plots for Experimental Designs

Thoughts: Plotting your results should be a norm for all articles.

#anova #dataviz #plots #plotting #r #rstats #afex

https://singmann.github.io/afex_plot_introduction.html

afex_plot: Publication Ready Plots for Experimental Designs

#statstab #527 How to interpret โ€œconfidence intervalsโ€ in observational studies

Thoughts: A great example of a conversation that goes nowhere but is interesting to read

#debate #unhelpful #discussion #forum #confidenceintervals #observational #inference

https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/how-to-interpret-confidence-intervals-in-observational-studies/28318

How to interpret โ€œconfidence intervalsโ€ in observational studies

This question complements the one in the thread Random sampling versus random allocation/randomization- implications for p-value interpretation. Given that observational studies involve neither random sampling nor random allocation, why are they riddled with โ€œ95% confidence intervalsโ€?

Datamethods Discussion Forum

#statstab #526 Splines, B-splines, P-splines, and a disapproving kitten

Thoughts: Nice R tutorial on splines with some explanations and illustrations.

#splines #r #rstats #tutorial #guide #polynomial #nonlinear

https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2025-09-06_p-splines/

Splines, B-splines, P-splines, and a disapproving kitten โ€“ Notes from a data witch

No, I do not care about splines. But I am trying to learn about GAMLSS regression, and yes, it is to this dark place that this topic has taken me

Notes from a data witch

#statstab #525 Falsificationism and clinical trials

Thoughts: A strongly worded paper on the role of Poperrian induction on inference.

#Popper #falsification #induction #inference #philosophy #evidence #clinical

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sim.4780101106

#statstab #524 {simglm}: Tidy simulation and power analyses

Thoughts: As your design becomes more complex, simulation is the only way to go.

#simulation #r #rstats #tidy #tidyverse #poweranalysis #design #tutorial

https://simglm.brandonlebeau.org/

Simulate Models Based on the Generalized Linear Model

Simulates regression models, including both simple regression and generalized linear mixed models with up to three level of nesting. Power simulations that are flexible allowing the specification of missing data, unbalanced designs, and different random error distributions are built into the package.

#statstab #523 Pre/Post design: the fallacy of comparing difference scores

Thoughts: Another easy read on pre-post design and some concerns about change scores.

#education #guide #prepost #ancova #change #ttest #design

https://garstats.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/prepost/

Pre/Post design: the fallacy of comparing difference scores

Pre/post designs are common in medicine, pre-clinical animal research and in psychology: you measure something at baseline, then randomly allocate participants to 2 or more groups, each receiving dโ€ฆ

basic statistics