• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.263-268
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• 1994

Thomas Bayes assumed uniform prior for the location $\theta$ of a billiard ball W in his historic 1764 paper. In this study, following mathematical derivation of the uniform distribution from several assumptions that are plausible on te billiard table, it is argued that the probabilistic meaning of Bayes' uniform prior (especially in Billiard Problem) is not just sujective but logical.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.855-863
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• 2014

The recent computational revolution of Bayesian statistics has expanded use of the Bayesian statistics significantly; however, Bayesian statistics face a new set of challenges in the era of information technology. We survey the history of Bayesian statistics briefly and its expansion in the modern times. We then take a prospective future view of statistics and list challenges that the statistics community faces.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.217-238
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• 2019

With the advent of so-called "default" Bayesian hypothesis tests, scientists in applied fields have gained access to a powerful and principled method for testing hypotheses. However, such default tests usually come with a compromise, requiring the analyst to accept a one-size-fits-all approach to hypothesis testing. Further, such tests may not have the flexibility to test problems the scientist really cares about. In this tutorial, I demonstrate a flexible approach to generalizing one specific default test (the JZS t-test) (Rouder et al., Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 16, 225-237, 2009) that is becoming increasingly popular in the social and behavioral sciences. The approach uses two results, the Savage-Dickey density ratio (Dickey and Lientz, 1980) and the technique of encompassing priors (Klugkist et al., Statistica Neerlandica, 59, 57-69, 2005) in combination with MCMC sampling via an easy-to-use probabilistic modeling package for R called Greta. Through a comprehensive mathematical description of the techniques as well as illustrative examples, the reader is presented with a general, flexible workflow that can be extended to solve problems relevant to his or her own work.