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Abstract #301792

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Activity Number:	124
Type:	Luncheons
Date/Time:	Monday, August 9, 2004 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor:	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Abstract - #301792
Title:	Teaching Bayesian Thought to Nonstatisticians - SOLD OUT
Author(s):	Dalene Stangl*+
Companies:	Duke University
Address:	Box 90251, ISDS, Durham, NC, 27708,
Keywords:	pedagogy ; Bayes theorem
Abstract:	Bayesian methods are now commonly used in many fields including medicine, epidemiology, and social and natural sciences, When explaining Bayesian concepts to nonstatisticians in these fields, where should you begin? How much foundational material do they need to know? Is subjective probability on the list of concepts to be explained? How about conditional probability? How about parameters as random variables? What concepts are crucial and which are not? What resources are available to help explain the key concepts? What works and what does not work when teaching nonstatisticians with little mathematical training? These are a few of the questions that will be addressed at this roundtable discussion.

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