BCal help system: The Tutorial
Contents
Introduction
Start
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