“Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way: Understanding Statistics and Probability with Star Wars, Lego, and Rubber Ducks,” by Will Kurt (2019 No Starch Press) is an excellent introduction to subjects ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objectives-To take the common "Bayesian" interpretation of conventional confidence intervals to its logical conclusion, and hence to derive a ...

Despite a reputation for being worse than damned lies, statistics conquered its enemies during the 20th century and now reigns over science. What happens in a scientific experiment is considered ...

It turns out that the old adage about statistics and damned lies wasn’t a joke. Sticks and stones may be bonebreakers, and words inflict no (physical) pain, but numbers can kill. In 2004, for instance ...

p-values are commonly used as summaries of evidence for association between a genetic variant and phenotype, but they have an important limitation in that they are unable to quantify how confident one ...

Learn how prior probability informs economic theory and decision-making in Bayesian statistics. Understand its role before collecting new data.