MEANING
A probability distribution expressing uncertainty about a parameter or hypothesis before current data are considered.
Use it for
A writer wants to explain what probability distribution is assumed before current data are observed.Useful for describing the starting assumptions in Bayesian inference and how evidence updates them.
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The researchers tested whether a weakly informative Bayesian prior changed the estimated treatment effect.
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- Bayesian prior
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