Course info

The use of Bayesian statistics is increasingly common in psychology. This course aims to give a broad introduction to these tools, and how to use R (a popular, open source statistical software package) to analyse and visualise data. It will also give you an overview of how the human brain deals with uncertainty and probabilities, and how the media often misrepresents statistical issues. Throughout the course, you will gain familiarity with working with large datasets, identifying patterns and presenting data. These skills are useful not only for further postgraduate study, but also are increasingly valuable in graduate jobs outside academia.

Aims

Students who take this module will learn how Bayesian methods allow us to characterise uncertainty, both in empirical data and our beliefs and perception about the world.