tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post582461884464686763..comments2023-06-18T11:09:22.214-05:00Comments on Dread Tomato Addiction: Regarding Chocolate and IntentionsDan Eastwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-83302651670076210292009-02-11T06:06:00.000-06:002009-02-11T06:06:00.000-06:00So Bayesian analysis can get one a small posterior...So Bayesian analysis can get one a small posterior through the consumption of chocolate? Now that deserves further study!NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-57161678614110224972009-02-10T14:38:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:38:00.000-06:00Very large indeed, but somehow I think we might st...<I>Very</I> large indeed, but somehow I think we might still end up with nuts in our chocolate. ;-)<BR/><BR/>A non-parametric analysis might also be interesting, given that the variance is "curious".Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284078334691483098.post-91630195865763523162009-02-10T14:03:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:03:00.000-06:00One advantage of Bayesian analysis is that you can...One advantage of Bayesian analysis is that you can but a small prior on nutty results and get a small posterior unless the data are strong. My prior probability on the null for this chocolate study would be very large.<BR/><BR/>See <A HREF="http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/01/12/musicians-drunks-and-oliver-cromwell/" REL="nofollow">Musicians, Drunks, and Oliver Cromwell</A> for examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com