Inference in context: Statistical theory and thinking | Jeffrey Bye
Abstract: The likelihood function plays a foundational role in statistical theory. I will demonstrate my teaching philosophy and approach through a lesson on maximum likelihood estimation and its connection to Neyman-Pearson, Bayesian, and other approaches to statistical and scientific inference. I will then expand on the role of context in statistical thinking, particularly how it informs my scholarship on how people learn about data, math, statistics, and programming.