Bayes not Bust! Why Simplicity is no Problem for Bayesians

DOI10.1093/BJPS/AXM033MaRDI QIDQ5452012zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors David L. Dowe, Steve Gardner, Graham Oppy

Publication date 27 March 2008

Published in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2877/1/DoweGardnerOppy_draftBayesNotBust.pdf

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations and philosophical topics in statistics (62A01) Probability and inductive logic (03B48) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

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