&quot;Frequentists vs. Bayesians&quot;? The problem with this comic is that it paints statisticians as belonging to one of two opposing tribes, when really frequentist and Baysian statistics are two different methods in the toolbox of a competent statistician – which of them is the appropriate one depends on the circumstances and the problem at hand.<p>I&#x27;m not sure where this idea of an alleged divide comes from, but I think it might have to do with a certain small but vocal group on the Internet [1].<p>[1] cough Eliezer Yudkowsky cough