The CAUSE webinar
program is brought to you thanks to generous contributions from:
Freeman
Publishing; JMP software from SAS; Minitab Inc.; and Pearson
Higher Education.
"What is the
probability you are a Bayesian"
with Shaun S. Wulff,
University of Wyoming
3:00 - 3:30pm Eastern
time, Tuesday, November 18, 2014
(note the
different start time than usual)
Students need exposure to Bayesian thinking at early stages in
their mathematics and statistics education. While many students in
upper level probability courses can generally recite the
differences in the Frequentist and Bayesian inferential paradigms,
these students often struggle using Bayesian methods when
conducting data analysis. Specifically, students tend to struggle
translating subjective belief to the specification of a prior
distribution and the incorporation of uncertainty in the Bayesian
inferential approach. The purpose of this webinar is to present a
hands-on activity involving the Beta-Binomial model to facilitate
an intuitive understanding of the Bayesian approach through
subjective problem formulation which lies at the heart of Bayesian
statistics.
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