Subjectivism in decision science

A note on Bayesianism

Xichu Zhang
Science and Philosophy

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In practical life, we are compelled to follow what is most probable; in speculative thought, we are compelled to follow truth.
― Baruch Spinoza, The Letters

The Bayesian approach has become very trendy in modern statistics, it is widely used in research and even useful to boost the marketability of a thesis.

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