Category Archives: Bayesian philosophy

Mark Glickman’s Music Page

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

I’d really like to go to “Valencia” sometime, if nothing else just for the music.   There are some great song parodies here:  Mark Glickman’s Music Page.   Seems Bayesians have all the fun here. Advertisements

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[1201.2590] It is Time to Stop Teaching Frequentism to Non-statisticians

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

[1201.2590] It is Time to Stop Teaching Frequentism to Non-statisticians.   Nicely argued!   Little to disagree with here.

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The Theory That Would Not Die – McGrayne, Sharon B – Yale University Press

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

The Theory That Would Not Die – McGrayne, Sharon B – Yale University Press. This great book arrived just in time for a Summer read. The first chapter gives an account of the Rev. Thomas Bayes (it’s clear from the … Continue reading →

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Why use Bayesian methods

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

(Here is an attempt to explain why Bayesian methods are the inference method of choice) O’Hagan (Kendall’s Library) suggests: Some data are observed, and we wish to make a statement (inference) about one or more unknown features of the system … Continue reading →

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