## [EDU] Keith and Bayesia

* Author: u/None *
* URL: https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2272/whats-the-difference-between-a-confidence-interval-and-a-credible-interval/2287#2287
* Score: 11

* Created: 2014-08-28T01:23:06

### Post:

[Link to content](https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/2272/whats-the-difference-between-a-confidence-interval-and-a-credible-interval/2287#2287)

### Comments:

> **u/None** [+1]  (24 minutes later)
> 
> I thought this was a good piece on the difference between Bayesian and frequentist statistics. Thinking about it as looking at row sums vs looking at column sums was a comparison I'd not heard before, and I think it really helped my comprehension.
> 
> The /r/math thread is [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/2en9fv/stackexchange_illustrating_the_difference_between/).

> **u/None** [+1]  (4 days later)
> 
> That... was atrocious.  It only makes sense if you've *already* learned at least the basics of both Bayesian *and* frequentist statistics.
> 
> Well, I suppose on StackExchange that might be expected, but as educational literature...

>> **u/None** [+1]  (4 days later)
>> 
>> Ohh, come on. The only prerequisite you really need is the definition of confidence intervals, and you could learn that in any basic Statistics course.

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