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