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Exact One-Sided Bayes Factors for 2 by 2 Contingency Tables

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One-sided Bayes factors are obtained for the association in 2 by 2 tables, under three different sampling designs. These Bayes factors are relevant when one has a prior believe about the direction of an association. It is further shown how prior knowledge can be incorporated in determining the support of a positive association against the hypothesis of row-column independence.

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Ligtvoet, R. Exact One-Sided Bayes Factors for 2 by 2 Contingency Tables. J Classif 34, 465–472 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00357-017-9244-8

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