“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...