Overview (BAYES RELATED command)

BAYES RELATED invokes the related-sample inference procedure. The procedure provides Bayesian one-sample inference options for paired samples. You can specify the variable names in pairs, and run the Bayesian analysis on the mean difference.

Options

Missing values
You can specify the way in which missing values are handled. You can exclude records with missing values on a test-by-test basis, or exclude records with missing values listwise.
Analysis options
You can specify the significance level for computing credible intervals, the tolerance value for numerical methods, and the maximum number of iterations the AGL method can go through in its computations.
Bayesian analysis method
You can specify POSTERIOR, BAYESFACTOR, or BOTH.
Variable pairs
You can specify pairs of variables when the variance is known and unknown. At least one variable pair is required. Multiple /PAIR sub-commands are allowed.
Prior distribution settings
You can specify the prior distribution for the variance parameter.

Subcommand order

  • The subcommands can be named in any order.

Syntax rules

  • /PAIR requires at least one PAIR subcommand.
  • ALTERGVALUE is required when VARIANCE is specified.
  • PRECDIST and VARDIST are mutually exclusive.

Limitations

  • PRECDIST and VARDIST are mutually exclusive.