Bancy Ngatia

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Can anyone explain why in some cases Bayesian estimation gives the same result as maximum likelihood estimation?

In some cases, e.g. with the selection of certain priors, the results from Bayesian methods will yield the same results as using ML methods. In that case, then why use Bayesian? What is the...

10 February 2016 8,437 9 View

Is the monotonicity assumption plausible in an unblinded clinical trial?

If we have a study comparing standard treatment to experimental treatment, is it plausible to assume that there will be no defiers who choose to take the opposite treatment of what they have been...

03 May 2015 5,575 2 View