Kavita Batra, Manoj Sharma, Chia-Liang Dai, Jagdish Khubchandani
COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Multi-Theory-Model (MTM)-Based National Assessment
Vaccines
tradition goes back sir karl r popper assesses value statistical test primarily severity honest stringent attempt prove tested hypothesis wrong error statisticians mayo 1996 2018 frequentists generally severity key virtue hypothesis tests conversely failure incorporate severity statistical inference allegedly happens bayesian inference counts major methodological shortcoming paper pursues double goal first argue errorstatistical explication severity substantive drawbacks specifically neglect research context specificity predictions hypothesis second argue severity matters bayesian inference via value specific risky predictions severity boosts expected evidential value bayesian hypothesis test illustrate severitybased reasoning bayesian statistics means practical example discuss advantages potential drawbacks