Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Cover
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
- 3 Heuristic Bayesian Reasoning
- 4 Explicit Bayesian Analysis
- 5 Bayesian Analysis with Multiple Cases
- 6 Hypotheses and Priors Revisited
- 7 Scrutinizing Qualitative Research
- Part III Bayesianism in Methodological Perspective
- Part IV Bayesian Implications for Research Design
- Part V Supplemental Material
- References
- Index
6 - Hypotheses and Priors Revisited
from Part II - Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Cover
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
- 3 Heuristic Bayesian Reasoning
- 4 Explicit Bayesian Analysis
- 5 Bayesian Analysis with Multiple Cases
- 6 Hypotheses and Priors Revisited
- 7 Scrutinizing Qualitative Research
- Part III Bayesianism in Methodological Perspective
- Part IV Bayesian Implications for Research Design
- Part V Supplemental Material
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses additional considerations pertaining to the hypothesis set, prior probabilities, and Occam factors, which mediate the trade-offs between parsimony and accuracy in Bayesian analysis.
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- Social Inquiry and Bayesian InferenceRethinking Qualitative Research, pp. 224 - 266Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022