Implications of teaching Bayesian statistics to undergraduate psychology students
08 Jul, 2019·
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Jorge N. Tendeiro
Henk A. L. Kiers
Rink Hoekstra
Don van Ravenzwaaij

Abstract
The current crisis in psychology is claimed to be partly caused by the way we do statistics. This is one of the reasons why it has been suggested to replace classical frequentist statistical procedures by Bayesian counterparts. However, then we must first teach it to undergraduate students. But how? Do we stress parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, or both? Do we teach Bayesian statistics using flexible programs such as JAGS, or ‘keep it simple’ with off-the-shelf methods like JASP? How do we relate it to frequentist statistics? How do we make sure our non-statistical colleagues will keep up with the students? Are they, and is academia actually ready for a Bayesian way of thinking and doing science?
Location
Rotterdam
Marriot Hotel

Authors
Jorge N. Tendeiro
(he/him)
Full Professor
Jorge N. Tendeiro is a professor at the Graduate School of Advanced Science
and Engineering, School of Informatics and Data Science, Hiroshima University,
Japan. His main research interest is in the Bayesian statistical framework.
He is also interested in item response theory in general and person fit
analysis in particular.