BCal help system: The Tutorial

Contents

Introduction

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Site Introduction

Part A - Defining the project

Step A1:  After logging on
Step A2:  Creating a new project
Step A3:  New project confirmation
Step A4:  Choosing to edit the project
Step A5:  The outline elicitation page
Step A6:  The groups elicitation page
Step A7:  Radiocarbon data elicitation I
Step A8:  Radiocarbon data elicitation II
Step A9:  Radiocarbon data elicitation III
Step A10:  Breaking the flow of questions
Step A11:  Checking the radiocarbon data
Step A12:  Pooled means elicitation
Step A13:  Calibration curve elicitation
Step A14:  Group priors elicitation I
Step A15:  Group priors elicitation II
Step A16:  Absolute priors for determination parameters elicitation
Step A17:  Floating parameter elicitation
Step A18:  Project completion
Step A19:  Viewing the project

Part B - Calibrating the project

Step B1:  Pre-calibration
Step B2:  Calibration submission
Step B3:  Post calibration submission
Step B4:  Viewing the progress of the calibration

Part C - Viewing the results

Step C1:  Post calibration
Step C2:  Result type selection I
Step C3:  Format and parameter selection for individual parameters I
Step C4:  Viewing posterior density plots for individual parameters
Step C5:  Format and parameter selection for individual parameters II
Step C6:  Viewing HPD regions for individual parameters I
Step C7:  Viewing HPD regions for individual parameters II
Step C8:  Result type selection II
Step C9:  Format and parameter selection for the time elapsed between two parameters I
Step C10:  Viewing a posterior probability density plot for an estimate of the time elapsed between two parameters
Step C11:  Format and parameter selection for the time elapsed between two parameters II
Step C12:  Viewing an HPD region for an estimate of the time elapsed between two parameters

Part D - Sensitivity analysis and convergence issues

Step D1:  Why is sensitivity analysis so important?
Step D2:  Copying the project
Step D3:  Confirmation that the project is copied
Step D4:  Choosing to edit the copied project
Step D5:  Back to the definition editor
Step D6:  Listing the elicited information about group priors
Step D7:  Modifying a group relationship
Step D8:  Project completion
Step D9:  Viewing the modified project
Step D10:  Format and parameter selection for the time elapsed between two parameters
Step D11:  Viewing an HPD region for an estimate of the time elapsed between two parameters
Step D12: What is reproducibility and why is it important?
Step D13:  Convergence issues
Step D14: Other reproducibility issues

 And finally ...

 An invitation