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Wrong Priors

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

All priors are not created equal. There are right and there are wrong priors. That is the main conclusion of this contribution. I use, a cooked-up example designed to create drama, and a typical textbook example to show the pervasiveness of wrong priors in standard statistical practice.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0709.1067,
  title  = {Wrong Priors},
  author = {Carlos C. Rodriguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.1067},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, 8 figures. MaxEnt2007.org paper

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