Lecture 10

Question 1

When does observation count as evidence for the hypothesis

Answer 1

when it raises or lowers the probability of the hypothesis

Question 2

Problem with classical statistics

Answer 2

does not take into account conditional statistics

Question 3

Problems of Bayesian statistics (Problem of subjectivism)

Answer 3

1. If there are no objective grounds to fix prior probabilities then the conclusions can be warped.
2. Explanatory considerations often matter which Bayesianism does not take it into account

Question 4

When Bayesianism or Null hypothesis significance testing are useful

Answer 4

Bayesian: When prior probabilities can be reliably estimated
NHST: When goal is to rule out null hypothesis

Question 5

Bayesian stats is deductive or inductive logic

Answer 5

Inductive