Optimum Inductive Methods A Study in Inductive Probability, Bayesian Statistics, and Verisimilitude

Name: Optimum Inductive Methods A Study in Inductive Probability, Bayesian Statistics, and Verisimilitude
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ISBN: 9780792324607

ISBN-10: 0792324609

ISBN-13: 9780792324607

Edition: 1993

Authors: Roberto Festa

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List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 9/30/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 194
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



Inductive Probabilities, Bayesian Statistics, and Verisimilitude



The Theory of Inductive Probabilities: Basic Features and Applications



Bayesian Statistics and Multinomial Inferences: Basic Features



Bayesian Point Estimation, Verisimilitude, and Immodesty



De Finetti's Theorem, GC-Systems, and Dirichlet Distributions



Exchangeable Inductive Methods, Bayesian Statistics, and Convergence Towards the Truth



GC-Systems and Dirichlet Distributions



Verisimilitude, Disorder, and Optimum Prior Probabilities



The Choice of Prior Probabilities: The Subjective, Aprioristic, and Contextual Approaches



The Epistemic Problem of Optimality (EPO): A Contextual Approach



The Contextual Approach to EPO: Comparisons with Other Views



Disordered Universes: Diversity Measures in Statistics and the Empirical Sciences



Concluding Remarks


Notes


References


Index of Names


Index of Subjects