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