Bayesian alternatives to classical tests for Fisher’s exact test in 2£2 contingency tables are considered. Point null test versus one-sided hypothesis is tested using the log odds ratio in 2£2 contingency tables. Hierarchical Bayes, empirical Bayes and noninformative Bayes procedures are...

The main aim of this paper is to identify those school-level and locality-level factors that significantly affect each of the three stages in a young adult's educational trajectory in North West England: GCSE results, track taken at age 16 and 'A'-level scores. By applying three-level models to...