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Bayesian Methods versus Frequentist Approaches in Scientific Inference (1920s–present)

Bayesian Methods versus Frequentist Approaches in Scientific Inference (1920s–present)

  1. Fisher formalizes likelihood-based statistical inference

    Labels: Ronald Fisher, Likelihood function

  2. Kolmogorov sets axioms for modern probability

    Labels: Andrey Kolmogorov, Probability axioms

  3. Neyman–Pearson framework defines hypothesis testing errors

    Labels: Neyman Pearson, Hypothesis testing

  4. Jeffreys advances Bayesian inference for scientific theories

    Labels: Harold Jeffreys, Bayes factors

  5. Metropolis algorithm enables modern Bayesian computation

    Labels: Metropolis algorithm, Monte Carlo

  6. Savage connects Bayesian probability to decision theory

    Labels: Leonard Savage, Decision theory

  7. Birnbaum links sufficiency and conditionality to likelihood

    Labels: Allan Birnbaum, Likelihood principle

  8. Dempster–Laird–Rubin introduce the EM algorithm

    Labels: EM algorithm, Dempster Laird

  9. Geman and Geman popularize Gibbs sampling ideas

    Labels: Geman &, Gibbs sampling

  10. Gelman–Rubin diagnostic supports reliable MCMC practice

    Labels: Gelman Rubin, MCMC diagnostic

  11. Benjamini–Hochberg proposes false discovery rate control

    Labels: Benjamini Hochberg, False discovery

  12. Kass and Raftery formalize Bayes factors for applications

    Labels: Kass &, Bayes factors

  13. Jaynes’s book popularizes Bayesian probability as logic

    Labels: E T, Probability as

  14. ASA issues guidance on p-values and scientific claims

    Labels: American Statistical, p-values guidance

  15. Stan system helps make Bayesian modeling widely usable

    Labels: Stan, Probabilistic programming

  16. Calls to move beyond “p < 0.05” intensify debates

    Labels: Statistical significance, p 0