bayes4psy—An Open Source R Package for Bayesian Statistics in Psychology
Research in psychology generates complex data and often requires unique statistical analyses. These tasks are often very specific, so appropriate statistical models and methods cannot be found in accessible Bayesian tools. As a result, the use of Bayesian methods is limited to researchers and studen...
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doaj-6f8b47adfa9d471f90ad61e8a6406d712020-11-25T02:09:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-05-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.00947530848bayes4psy—An Open Source R Package for Bayesian Statistics in PsychologyJure Demšar0Jure Demšar1Grega Repovš2Erik Štrumbelj3Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaMind & Brain Lab, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaMind & Brain Lab, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaResearch in psychology generates complex data and often requires unique statistical analyses. These tasks are often very specific, so appropriate statistical models and methods cannot be found in accessible Bayesian tools. As a result, the use of Bayesian methods is limited to researchers and students that have the technical and statistical fundamentals that are required for probabilistic programming. Such knowledge is not part of the typical psychology curriculum and is a difficult obstacle for psychology students and researchers to overcome. The goal of the bayes4psy package is to bridge this gap and offer a collection of models and methods to be used for analysing data that arises from psychological experiments and as a teaching tool for Bayesian statistics in psychology. The package contains the Bayesian t-test and bootstrapping along with models for analysing reaction times, success rates, and tasks utilizing colors as a response. It also provides the diagnostic, analytic and visualization tools for the modern Bayesian data analysis workflow.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00947/fullBayesian statisticsRpsychologyreaction timesuccess rateBayesian t-test |
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bayes4psy—An Open Source R Package for Bayesian Statistics in Psychology |
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bayes4psy—An Open Source R Package for Bayesian Statistics in Psychology |
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Research in psychology generates complex data and often requires unique statistical analyses. These tasks are often very specific, so appropriate statistical models and methods cannot be found in accessible Bayesian tools. As a result, the use of Bayesian methods is limited to researchers and students that have the technical and statistical fundamentals that are required for probabilistic programming. Such knowledge is not part of the typical psychology curriculum and is a difficult obstacle for psychology students and researchers to overcome. The goal of the bayes4psy package is to bridge this gap and offer a collection of models and methods to be used for analysing data that arises from psychological experiments and as a teaching tool for Bayesian statistics in psychology. The package contains the Bayesian t-test and bootstrapping along with models for analysing reaction times, success rates, and tasks utilizing colors as a response. It also provides the diagnostic, analytic and visualization tools for the modern Bayesian data analysis workflow. |
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Bayesian statistics R psychology reaction time success rate Bayesian t-test |
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