Spark Talk: “Statistical Redemption: From the Terrible to the Terrific in One Trivial Transformation” by Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (January 31st, 2025)
Jan 31, 2025
10:30AM to 11:30AM
Date/Time
Date(s) - 31/01/2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Description: In his 3-part talk, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers will argue that p-value does not constitute an acceptable measure of statistical evidence, that the Bayes factor is much preferrable, and finally, he will outline a simple transformation that can miraculously transform a p-value to a Bayes factor.
Bio: Eric-Jan (“EJ”) Wagenmakers is professor in Bayesian Methodology at the Psychological Methods Unit of the University of Amsterdam. His main research interest is Bayes factor hypothesis testing in the style of Sir Harold Jeffreys. Together with Dora Matzke, Wagenmakers authored the course book “Bayesian inference from the ground up: The theory of common sense”, which is freely available on BayesianSpectacles.org. Moreover, with 43 pages and 43 dinosaurs, Wagenmakers’s children’s book “Bayesian thinking for toddlers” is a must-have for any toddler with even a passing interest in Ockham’s razor and the prequential principle.