Compared: Bayesian Hierarchical vs Non-Hierarchical Modeling
Bayesian statistics is a quantitative approach that helps us deal with uncertainty. It combines our existing knowledge (prior knowledge) with new data that we observe in order to make educated guesses about unknown things. Instead of giving us a single answer, Bayesian statistics gives us a range of possibilities and their probabilities based on the information we have. This framework allows us to update our results as we gather more data and make more accurate predictions.