Are Unequal Clade Priors Problematic for Bayesian Phylogenetics?

Brandley et al believe that Bayesian phylogenetics will remain controversial until the systematics community is convinced that so-called uninformative priors do not influence estimated posterior probability values in unexpected ways. They find that phylogeneticists are just now beginning to explore...

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Published in:Systematic biology 2006-02, Vol.55 (1), p.138-146
Main Authors: Brandley, Matthew C., Leaché, Adam D., Warren, Dan L., McGuire, Jimmy A., Lewis, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bayes Theorem
Bayesian analysis
Biology
Classification - methods
Computer Simulation
Data analysis
Datasets
Experimental data
Genetics
Modeling
Models, Biological
Nucleotides
Organisms
Parametric models
Parsimony
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Points of View
Taxa
Topology
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Summary:Brandley et al believe that Bayesian phylogenetics will remain controversial until the systematics community is convinced that so-called uninformative priors do not influence estimated posterior probability values in unexpected ways. They find that phylogeneticists are just now beginning to explore these issues, and that they envision that many studies will be required before the controversy is resolved.
ISSN:1063-5157
1076-836X
DOI:10.1080/10635150500431155