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Pleased to announce that #tidybayes v2.0 (SLABS FOR DAYS edition) hit CRAN today. #rstats
Lots of new stuff in this version: A THREAD
Lots of new stuff in this version: A THREAD
The biggest thing is the new slab+interval meta-geom, generalizing old #tidybayes geoms and enabling a bunch of new ones. This is a flexible FAMILY of #ggplot geoms for visualizing probability distributions and uncertainty using slabs (densities, cdfs, etc), points, and intervals 
The slab+interval meta-geom now drives old standards like eyes and half-eyes...
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Someone asked me recently what resources I’d recommend for furthering one’s introduction to Bayesian statistics after going through @rlmcelreath's text (xcelab.net/rm/statistical…) and my accompanying project (bookdown.org/connect/#/apps…).
Here are my thoughts:
Someone asked me recently what resources I’d recommend for furthering one’s introduction to Bayesian statistics after going through @rlmcelreath's text (xcelab.net/rm/statistical…) and my accompanying project (bookdown.org/connect/#/apps…).
Here are my thoughts:
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It probably goes without saying, but just in case you missed it, make sure you check out McElreath’s lectures on his text, too youtube.com/channel/UCNJK6…. He has three semester’s worth and they’re overall really great.
It probably goes without saying, but just in case you missed it, make sure you check out McElreath’s lectures on his text, too youtube.com/channel/UCNJK6…. He has three semester’s worth and they’re overall really great.
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And plus, I also like his sand-alone lecture on “Bayesian Statistics without Frequentist Language” . It’s more conceptual than applied, but we could all probably do with a little more philosophy of statistics in our lives.
And plus, I also like his sand-alone lecture on “Bayesian Statistics without Frequentist Language” . It’s more conceptual than applied, but we could all probably do with a little more philosophy of statistics in our lives.
