OPT2 - An Interactive Computer Program for Conducting Bayesian Hypothesis Tests

• NCJ Number: 91860
• Author(s): J VandeVate
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): 80-IJ-CX-0048
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Working Paper

Annotation

OPT2, an interactive program, is designed to assist evaluators in selecting decision rules for simple hypothesis tests involving normal distributions.

Abstract

PRIORS is similarly an interactive PL/T program: its products may be useful in formulating decision rules with OPT2. An explanation of how to use OPT2 is included. Figures are provided. (Author abstract modified)