Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Cover
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
- 3 Heuristic Bayesian Reasoning
- 4 Explicit Bayesian Analysis
- 5 Bayesian Analysis with Multiple Cases
- 6 Hypotheses and Priors Revisited
- 7 Scrutinizing Qualitative Research
- Part III Bayesianism in Methodological Perspective
- Part IV Bayesian Implications for Research Design
- Part V Supplemental Material
- References
- Index
4 - Explicit Bayesian Analysis
from Part II - Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Cover
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Operationalizing Bayesian Reasoning in Qualitative Research
- 3 Heuristic Bayesian Reasoning
- 4 Explicit Bayesian Analysis
- 5 Bayesian Analysis with Multiple Cases
- 6 Hypotheses and Priors Revisited
- 7 Scrutinizing Qualitative Research
- Part III Bayesianism in Methodological Perspective
- Part IV Bayesian Implications for Research Design
- Part V Supplemental Material
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter explicates how to apply explicit Bayesian analysis in qualitative case study research, which involves quantifying probabilities and leveraging the mathematical apparatus of Bayesian probability theory. This approach allows us to more effectively communicate our judgments and make more systematic inferences from complex or ambiguous evidence.
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- Social Inquiry and Bayesian InferenceRethinking Qualitative Research, pp. 124 - 170Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022