Objective Probability
Artificial Intelligence
2013-04-11 v1
Abstract
A distinction is sometimes made between "statistical" and "subjective" probabilities. This is based on a distinction between "unique" events and "repeatable" events. We argue that this distinction is untenable, since all events are "unique" and all events belong to "kinds", and offer a conception of probability for A1 in which (1) all probabilities are based on -- possibly vague -- statistical knowledge, and (2) every statement in the language has a probability. This conception of probability can be applied to very rich languages.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1304.2727,
title = {Objective Probability},
author = {Henry E. Kyburg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.2727},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Appears in Proceedings of the Third Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI1987)