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Using Pictures to Enhance Students' Understanding of Bayes' Theorem
Author(s) -
Trafimow David
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2010.00438.x
Subject(s) - bayes' theorem , mathematical proof , algebraic number , computer science , mathematics , calculus (dental) , mathematics education , algebra over a field , statistics , bayesian probability , pure mathematics , geometry , mathematical analysis , medicine , dentistry
Summary Students often have difficulty understanding algebraic proofs of statistics theorems. However, it sometimes is possible to prove statistical theorems with pictures in which case students can gain understanding more easily. I provide examples for two versions of Bayes' theorem.