A note on recent criticisms to Birnbaum's theorem
Statistics Theory
2017-11-23 v1 Statistics Theory
Abstract
In this note, we provide critical commentary on two articles that cast doubt on the validity and implications of Birnbaum's theorem: Evans (2013) and Mayo (2014). In our view, the proof is correct and the consequences of the theorem are alive and well.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1711.08093,
title = {A note on recent criticisms to Birnbaum's theorem},
author = {Víctor Peña and James O. Berger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.08093},
year = {2017}
}