On small sample problems in neuroimaging

Cyril Goutte and Lars Kai Hansen

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Abstract

Most human brain imaging experiments involve a number of subjects that is unusually low by accepted statistical standards. Although there are a number of practical reasons for using small samples in neuroimaging we need to face the question regarding whether results obtained with only a few subjects will generalise to a larger population. In this contribution we address this issue using a Bayesian framework, derive confidence intervals for small samples experiments, and discuss the issue of the prior.

Technical report 09/98



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