Chapter 2 Conceptual differences between the Bayesian and Frequentist approaches

We outline some of the conceptual differences between the Bayesian and Frequentist inferential approaches. We emphasize Bayesian concepts, as most readers may already be familiar with the Frequentist statistical framework. We illustrate the differences between these two inferential approaches using a simple example. In addition, we provide some potential explanations for why the Bayesian inferential framework is not well known at the introductory level among practitioners and applied researchers.