Predicting Working Memory Failure: A Subjective Bayesian Approach to Model Selection
作者:
BradleyP. Carlin,
RobertE. Kass,
F.Javier Lerch,
BrianR. Huguenard,
期刊:
Journal of the American Statistical Association
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 87,
issue 418
页码: 319-327
ISSN:0162-1459
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1992.10475211
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Bayes factor;Case deletion;Laplace method;Model choice;Prior elicitation;Prior sensitivity
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
We use Bayes factors to compare two alternative characterizations of human working memory load in their ability to predict errors in database query-writing tasks. The first measures working memory load by the number of different features each task contains, while the second attempts instead to measure the complexity of the task by giving more weight to features that require more mental time for their correct execution. We reanalyze data from a previously conducted experiment using two logistic regression models with random subject effects nested within an experimental condition factor. The two models have alternative covariates based on the alternative measures of working memory load. We construct prior distributions based on our subjective knowledge gleaned from related experiments, providing details of the elicitation process. We examine sensitivity of our results to the effects of prior misspecification and case deletion. Asymptotic approximations are used throughout to facilitate computations. Finally, we comment on the strengths and limitations of the approach in light of our experience.
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