Week 6
Bayesian Data Analysis
Before Class
Articles
Dienes, Z. (2008). Bayes and the probability hypotheses
- What is Bayes’ Theorem and how is it used in statistical analysis?
- How does Bayesian statistical analysis differ from NHST?
- What affordances does Bayesian statistics provide that NHST does not?
- How do Bayesian models incorporate prior knowledge or beliefs about the data?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of using Bayesian statistical methods?
- How do you make statistical inferences and predictions using Bayesian methods?
Jarosz, A. F., & Wiley, J. (2014). What Are the Odds? A Practical Guide to Computing and Reporting Bayes Factors. The Journal of Problem Solving, 7(1).
- What is a Bayes Factor?
- How do you calculate them?
- How do we interpret Bayes Factors?
Optional
https://bookdown.org/marklhc/notes_bookdown/markov-chain-monte-carlo.html
- Really nice explanation of MCMC
Video
- What is Bayes?
- Why use Bayes?
After Class
- JASP has some nice Bayesian implementations