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Understanding Bayesian Predictions

So you’ve just fit your first Bayesian model using brms or rstanarm. Maybe you were surprised by how easy it was – the syntax looked almost exactly like lm() for a simple…

Stefan Schreiber

Understanding Bayesian Inference: Linear Regression

In our previous post, we explored the foundations of Bayesian inference through a simple example: estimating germination rates from seed trials. We learned how to specify…

Stefan Schreiber

Understanding Bayesian Inference: Foundations

Imagine you’re a medical researcher evaluating a new drug. Before seeing any patient data, you already have some knowledge: similar drugs showed modest effects, basic…

Stefan Schreiber

Understanding Frequentist Inference

Imagine a pharmaceutical company testing a new drug on 50 patients. The average improvement is promising, but is this evidence of a real effect, or could it have happened by…

Stefan Schreiber

The Power of Evidence Synthesis

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Bridging Gaps Between Research and Practice

Sanja Schreiber