Choosing priors wisely in hypothesis testing can change research outcomes
The article explores how different prior beliefs about the average and variability of a population can affect the Bayes factor in hypothesis testing. The researchers found that both types of prior beliefs have a significant impact on the Bayes factor, and different types of priors can lead to different results. They suggest using weakly informative priors to avoid bias towards the null hypothesis. Conducting sensitivity analysis can help researchers choose reasonable priors for Bayesian hypothesis testing.