ABSTRACT
When scientists formulate their theories, expectations, and hypotheses, they often use statements like: ``I expect mean A to be bigger than means B and C"; ``I expect that the relation between Y and both X1 and X2 is positive"; and ``I expect the relation between Y and X1 to be stronger than the relation between Y and X2". Stated otherwise, they fo
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|38 pages
Introduction
part II|98 pages
Bayesian Evaluation of Informative Hypotheses
part III|50 pages
Other Models, Other Approaches, and Software
part IV|30 pages
Statistical Foundations