In ‘Rethinking data analysis – part one: the limitations of frequentist approaches’ (Kent 2009) it was argued that standard, frequentist statistics were developed for purposes entirely other than for the analysis of survey data; when applied in this context, the assumptions being made and the limitations of the statistical procedures are commonly ignored.
Rethinking data analysis – part two: some alternatives to frequentist approaches1
Ray KentUniversity of Stirling
BAYESIAN STATISTICS
The goal of any science is to make predictions, but these can be of various kinds. A forecast, which is usually short term,...
