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In this paper we present a simulation and graphics-based model checking and model comparison methodology for the Bayesian analysis of contingency tables. We illustrate the approach by testing the hypotheses of independence and symmetry on complete and incomplete simulated tables.
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Vounatsou, P., Smith, A.F.M. Bayesian analysis of contingency tables: a simulation and graphics-based approach. Stat Comput 6, 277–287 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140872
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