Bayesian Analysis

By Harrison B. Prosper. 2000

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After making some general remarks, I consider two examples that illustrate the use of Bayesian Probability Theory. The first is a simple one, the physicist's favorite"toy,"that provides a forum for a discussion of the key conceptual issue of Bayesian analysis: the assignment of prior probabilities. The other example illustrates the use of Bayesian ideas in the real world of experimental physics.

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics and Probability

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In Artificial Intelligence

1. John P. Huelsenbeck
2. Fredrik Ronquist
3. Bret R. Larget
4. Julian Morris
5. Tao Chen
6. Elaine B. Martin
7. Hana vSevvc'ikov'a
8. Tilmann Gneiting

In Statistics and Probability

1. Julian Morris
2. Tao Chen
3. Elaine B. Martin
4. Jukka Corander
5. G. Ragulina
6. S. Tolwinski-ward
7. Hana vSevvc'ikov'a
8. P. J. Marshall

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