[The Bayesian approach: another way of drawing inferences].
The serious objections made with regard to significance tests account for the necessity of employing another inferential procedure. Bayesian methods are free of such objections, and they provide a very attractive alternative. By means of a simple example, this article illustrates how a typical problem of medical research could be solved using these two approaches. Bayesian methods offer more information and are more useful than conventional ones for analyzing experimental outcomes. In addition, a natural interpretation of conclusions are given by Bayesian methods. Finally, modern computational programs allow us to solve their complex calculation.
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Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Posgrado. ISCM/H. La Habana. Cuba.
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D001499:Bayes Theorem; D006801:Humans