Simpson’s paradox and the Bayes factor

Murray Aitkin

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B, 1998, vol. 60, issue 1, 269-270

Abstract: A counter‐example presented by Lindley to Aitkin’s posterior Bayes factor is examined. The paradoxical feature of the counter‐example is found to be a simple case of Simpson’s paradox.

Date: 1998
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