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Peer reviewedFischhoff, Baruch; Beyth-Marom, Ruth – Psychological Review, 1983
This article explores the potential of Bayesian inference as a theoretical framework for describing how people evaluate hypotheses. First, it identifies a set of logically possible forms of non-Bayesian behavior. Second, it reviews existing research in a variety of areas to see whether these possibilities are ever realized. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Bias, Experimenter Characteristics, Hypothesis Testing
