A scale of interpretation for likelihood ratios and Bayes factors
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Dudbridge, Frank
- Source
- PLoS ONE 19(2): e0297874 (2024)
- Subject
- Statistics - Methodology
- Language
Several subjective proposals have been made for interpreting the strength of evidence in likelihood ratios and Bayes factors. I identify a more objective scaling by modelling the effect of evidence on belief. The resulting scale with base 3.73 aligns with previous proposals and may partly explain intuitions.