Bayes's Theorem

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2005
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
9780197263419 (ISBN)

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Bayes's theorem is a tool for assessing how probable evidence makes some hypothesis. The papers in this volume consider the worth and applicability of the theorem. The author sets out the philosophical issues. He argues that there are other criteria for assessing hypotheses.

Bayes's theorem is a tool for assessing how probable evidence makes some hypothesis. The papers in this volume consider the worth and applicability of the theorem. Richard Swinburne sets out the philosophical issues. Elliott Sober argues that there are other criteria for assessing hypotheses. Colin Howson, Philip Dawid and John Earman consider how the theorem can be used in statistical science, in weighing evidence in criminal trials, and in assessing evidence for the occurrence of miracles. David Miller argues for the worth of the probability calculus as a tool for measuring propensities in nature rather than the strength of evidence. The volume ends with the original paper containing the theorem, presented to the Royal Society in 1763.

Richard Swinburne, Emeritus Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy

Introduction

Bayesianism - its scopes and limits

Bayesianism in Statistics

Bayes's Theorem and Weighing Evidence by Juries

Bayes, Hume, Price, and Miracles

Propensities May Satisfy Bayes's Theorem

'An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances' by Thomas Bayes, presented to the Royal Society by Richard Price. Preceded by a historical introduction by G A Barnard.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2005
Reihe/Serie	Proceedings of the British Academy ; 113
Zusatzinfo	3 tables, 3 figures
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 234 mm
Gewicht	312 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
ISBN-13	9780197263419 / 9780197263419
Zustand	Neuware