February, 2003
© 2000, 2001, 2003 Scott S. Emerson, M.D., Ph.D.
Session 1- Overview: 26
Hierarchy of Statistical Goals
Hierarchy of experimental goals
Determinism:
· What works?
Probability model:
·What works most often?
Bayesian statistics:
·What probably works most often?
Frequentist statistics:
·If it weren't likely to work most often, what is the probability that it would have worked now?