Appendices
Routing Summary
The two appendices of Gelman, Vehtari & McElreath (2026). 2 notes.
- Need the non-Bayesian translation of every workflow idea in the book? → Statistical and Computational Workflow for Bayesians and Non-Bayesians
- Need to know what to read in BDA3 and what is now obsolete? → How to Get the Most Out of Bayesian Data Analysis
Concept Map
| Concept | Note | Type | Depends On | Key Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow without a prior | Statistical and Computational Workflow for Bayesians and Non-Bayesians | concept | From Inference to Data Analysis to Workflow | Every Bayesian workflow construct has a non-Bayesian counterpart; the translation table |
| BDA3 reading guide | How to Get the Most Out of Bayesian Data Analysis | reference | — | Chapter-by-chapter: what still matters, what is superseded, published errata |
Notes
- Statistical and Computational Workflow for Bayesians and Non-Bayesians — CONTAINS: the eleven-section translation from Bayesian to non-Bayesian workflow; the three alternatives to regularization; PATE (Eq. A.1); the five reasons to fit a sequence of models; the SBC symmetry and its frequentist substitute; Appendix A
- How to Get the Most Out of Bayesian Data Analysis — CONTAINS: a section-by-section reading guide to BDA3; the retraction of the multiplier on information criteria; the retraction of method-of-moments hyperparameter estimation and posterior predictive -values; the three approximation strategies; the definition of robustness as description not virtue; Appendix B
Sources
- Gelman Vehtari McElreath 2026 - Bayesian Workflow (book) — Appendices A–B, pp. 485–499
See Also
- Bayesian Workflow Book - Overview — the book’s routing index
- Foundations — the material Appendix A translates
- Why Bayes - Benefits, Costs, and Borders — the book’s own cost-benefit case, which Appendix A generalizes