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Hu, Jingchen – Journal of Statistics Education, 2020
We propose a semester-long Bayesian statistics course for undergraduate students with calculus and probability background. We cultivate students' Bayesian thinking with Bayesian methods applied to real data problems. We leverage modern Bayesian computing techniques not only for implementing Bayesian methods, but also to deepen students'…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Statistics Education, Undergraduate Students, Computation
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da Silva, Henrique Alvarenga; Moura, Alexandre Sampaio – Journal of Statistics Education, 2020
Biostatistics is a critical skill to physicians in an evidence-based medicine era, but teaching basic statistical concepts is challenging. Students often experience anxiety caused by the complexity of statistics and might express negative attitudes toward the subject. We aimed to analyze the effect of an introductory biostatistics course using…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Medical Schools, Gender Differences, Statistics