Exact tests for equality of two proportions: fisher v. bayes
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
- Vol. 25 (1-2) , 93-114
Abstract
Yates (1984) using theoretical and philosophical arguments claims to have proved that the Fisher exact test for comparing the proportions of two binomial experiments is the best exact test. The present article uses objective and practical arguments to confront the Fisher exact test with a Bayes exact test. Using simulated samples we claim to have proved here the inferiority of the Fisher exact test in relation to a Bayes exact test. The comparison is based on the quality concept of Dawid (1982).Keywords
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