Statistics
The Statistical Significance
An introduction to statistical significance, what does it mean and why do we need it in experimentation….
The Forces Behind Statistical Significance
An intuitive explanation of the three forces behind statistical significance: effect size, standard deviation and sample size….
The Relationship Behind Statistical Significance
The statistical explanation behind how the different forces of statistical significance are related to each other….
The Fourth Factor in Statistical Significance
An introduction to base rates – the fundamental difference between Bayesian and Frequentist schools of thought. Understand when and why base rates matter in statistical testing….
The Forward Probability and The Backward Probability
A perspective on two different kinds of probabilities that are at the crux of the difference between the Bayesian and the Frequentist school of thought….
The Frequentists, The Bayesians and The Epistemologists
VWO’s learnings on the fundamentals of the Bayesian vs Frequentist Debate. The differences between the two schools of thought and why does it matter….
The Frequentist Way to Statistical Significance
A deep dive into the Frequentist solution to solve problems of statistical inference. The article explains the elements common to all Frequentist methods: the null hypothesis, the statistic and the p-…
The Bayesian Way To Statistical Significance
A deep dive into the Bayesian solution to the problem of statistical significance. The article explains: the Prior, the Bayes Rule and the Posterior….
A Critique of the Frequentist and the Bayesian Approach
A discussion of the criticisms that the two statistical factions have towards each other: Frequentists, who get criticised for p-values, and the Bayesians, who find it difficult to define the priors….