On principles of inductive inference
Statistics Theory
2012-02-01 v4 Methodology
Statistics Theory
Abstract
We propose an intersubjective epistemic approach to foundations of probability theory and statistical inference, based on relative entropy and category theory, and aimed to bypass the mathematical and conceptual problems of existing foundational approaches.
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@article{arxiv.1109.3142,
title = {On principles of inductive inference},
author = {Ryszard Paweł Kostecki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.3142},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
To appear in: Goyal P. (ed.), Proceedings of the 31th International Workshop on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering, 10-15 July 2011, Waterloo, AIP Conf. Proc., Springer, Berlin