# Where Do Priors Come From? Applying Guidelines to Construct Informative Priors in Small Sample Research

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**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/where-do-priors-come-from-applying-guidelines-to-construct-informative-priors-in-small-sample-research/1234 "2023-01-20T18:51:32Z")
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#### Post date: [January 20, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.weallcount.com/t/where-do-priors-come-from-applying-guidelines-to-construct-informative-priors-in-small-sample-research/1234/1 "2023-01-20T18:51:32Z")

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> **[Where Do Priors Come From? Applying Guidelines to Construct Informative...](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15427609.2017.1370966)**
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> This article demonstrates the usefulness of Bayesian estimation with small samples. In Bayesian estimation, prior information can be included, which increases the precision of the posterior distrib...

Some very practical and down to earth suggestions on how to construct Bayesian priors that make a difference.