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Bayesian statistics and modelling

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Bayesian statistics are an approach to data analysis based on Bayes’ Theorem. This PrimeView provides an overview of how to select and establish priors, likelihoods, and posteriors. The use of Bayesian statistics and modelling across disciplines is discussed, along with appropriate sharing of data acquired using Bayesian methods.

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Bayesian statistics and modelling. Nat Rev Methods Primers 1, 3 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-020-00003-0

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