An intuitive way to understand Bayesian updating is via odds instead of probabilities or percentages. (chapter 8 - Updating - of Reason Better by David Manley)
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Bayes As Odds
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academic,
logic,
math,
philosophy,
reasonable,
statistics,
teaching
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Map Ain't Territory Reminder
Scientific models like causal DAGs are probably much cruder instruments for understanding real-life complex phenomena than I have been hoping recently.
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academic,
cause,
criminal justice,
economics,
ethics,
math,
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science,
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Origins of Epistemology of Disagreement
A lot of thought on the epistemology of disagreement comes before and outside philosophy (hat tip: James Bailey on COVID-19 experts)
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academic,
disagreement,
economics,
math,
rationalist,
reasonable,
social epistemology
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