Overview of Presentation Bayesian vs. frequentist inference Bayes’ Theorem Example of Bayesian inference Bayesian LMERs with rstanarm how to code models selecting priors displaying & interpreting the posterior distribution model diagnostics and comparisons Bayesian vs. Frequentist Inference Frequentist Inference Uses only the data and compares it to an idealized model to make inferences about the data Example Problem: You lose your cellphone in your house. You have a friend call it and you listen for the sound to find it.