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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ716559
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
Pages: 5
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Bayesian Statistics for Biological Data: Pedigree Analysis
Stanfield, William D.; Carlton, Matthew A.
American Biology Teacher, v66 n3 p177 Mar 2004
The use of Bayes' formula is applied to the biological problem of pedigree analysis to show that the Bayes' formula and non-Bayesian or "classical" methods of probability calculation give different answers. First year college students of biology can be introduced to the Bayesian statistics.
Descriptors: Probability, Bayesian Statistics, Computation, Biology, College Freshmen, Evaluation Methods, Statistical Analysis
National Association of Biology Teachers, Suite 110, 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Web site: http://www.nabt.org; e-mail: publication@nabt.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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