Think Stats - Probability and Statistics for Programmers
The Bayes factor, Bayes’s theorem, Bayesian estimation, and Bayesian probability are cited as well as anecdotal evidence and bias confirmation are investigated.
Abstract
ion, 49 Adams, Cecil, 23 Adult Intelligence Scale, 44, 118 adult weight, 47, 48, 114 analysis, 49, 74, 88 anecdotal evidence, 2, 9 Anscombe’s quartet, 113 apparent effect, 8, 10, 20, 79 artifact, 8, 10 Australia, 37 average, 11, 68 bar plot, 15, 18 baseball, 61 basketball, 61 Bayes factor, 86 Bayes’s theorem, 63 Bayesian estimation, 77, 97, 104 Bayesian probability, 84, 86 Bayesianism, 54, 66, 98 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 47, 48, 59, 110, 114, 116, 118 belief, 54, 66, 86 bias confirmation, 2 oversampling, 26 selection, 2, 26 biased estimator, 95, 96, 105 bin, 21, 23, 77 binning, 27 binomial coefficient, 60