Sometimes Bayesian statistics are better

摘要

David Vaux argues that experimental biologists should be better versed in classical statistics (Nature492,180-181; 2012). We suggest that they might also join the shift to Bayesian statistics that is already under way in many other areas of science.rnHe defines the 95% confidence interval (CI) as "with 95% confidence, the population mean will lie in this interval", adding that it is commonly used "to infer where the population mean lies, and to compare two populations".