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  • Neuroimaging research
  • Statistical modeling
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Small neuroimaging studies often report inflated effect sizes.
  • Recalibrating effect size estimates for small samples remains unaddressed.
  • Accurate effect size estimation is crucial for reliable scientific conclusions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a hierarchical Bayesian model for adjusting single-study effect sizes.
  • To incorporate tailored estimation of sampling variance in effect size recalibration.
  • To address the issue of inflated effect sizes in small neuroimaging samples.

Main Methods:

  • A hierarchical Bayesian model was developed to adjust effect sizes.
  • Effect sizes for case-control differences in brain structure were estimated for 21 studies across substance dependencies.
  • Gibbs sampling approximated the posterior distribution of model parameters.

Main Results:

  • The model demonstrated shrinkage of study-specific estimates toward overarching estimates.
  • Adjustments to effect sizes ranged from 0 to 0.97 Cohen's d.
  • Greater adjustments were observed in studies with smaller sample sizes and higher sampling variance.

Conclusions:

  • The hierarchical Bayesian model effectively recalibrates single-study effect sizes.
  • This Bayesian approach improves effect size estimation, especially for small studies.
  • Utilizing existing knowledge via Bayesian methods offers a robust alternative for reliable effect size estimation.