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Bayesian thinking is about answering the right question, the probability of a hypothesis being true of false. The Analytix Thinking Blog belongs to Dr. Steve Ruberg. He has published widely and lectured internationally on a variety of topics relevant to pharmaceutical research on The Analytix Thinking Blog.
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1M ago
Bayesian and frequentist approaches to inference or prediction are very different. How different? This simple example highlights the difference and the argument in favor of using Bayesian posterior probabilities ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
You may have heard, “Always do subgroup analysis, but never believe them.” Don't believe this ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
The probability that the null hypothesis is true is 0.50. How should we interpret that and then write it down mathematically ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
A promising treatment for Covid-19 comes from a most unusual source - an anti-depressant treatment. Is the evidence compelling? What should we believe ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
Many clinician researchers are attempting to "repurpose" old treatments for COVID-19. How shold we evaluate purported positive findings in a small, but rigorous, clinical trial ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
How do we know when an observed effect is real or spurious ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
Published research from respectable journals and reported by renowned press outlets can be very misleading and of questionable importance. But it helps keep funding for the researchers and readership for the news media ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
Alzheimer's Disease has had many failures, and various companies have had mixed results. Bayesian approaches can bring clarity to the inference and primary question: "Does this treatment work ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
Implicit models in the back of our minds can creep into explicit models creating biased predictions that have societal implications ..read more
Analytix Thinking Blog » Bayesian Thinking
1y ago
If we fail to acknowledge that we have biases and assumptions that influence our assessment of 'objective facts,' then we delude ourselves. Our perception of reality and how we judge evidence is colored by our beliefs which arise from our specific experiences ..read more