The Objectivity of Subjective Bayesian Inference
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Subjective Bayesianism is a major school of uncertain reasoning and statistical inference. Yet, it is often criticized for an apparent lack of objectivity. By and large, these criticisms come in three different forms. First, the lack of constraints on prior probabilities, second, the entanglement of statistical evidence and degree of belief, third, the apparent blindness to bias in experimental design. This paper argues that the above criticisms pertain to some specific senses of scientific objectivity. On a more comprehensive understanding of that concept, the criticisms fail to hold water; in fact, subjective Bayesianism may even be more objective than some of its competitors.
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The Objectivity of Subjective Bayesian Inference
Subjective Bayesianism is a major school of uncertain reasoning and statistical inference. Yet, it is often criticized for an apparent lack of objectivity. By and large, these criticisms come in three different forms. First, the lack of constraints on prior probabilities, second, the entanglement of statistical evidence and degree of belief, third, the apparent blindness to bias in experimental...
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