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Bayesian = A Bias Yen

June 20, 2018Original blog post

A Bayesian proudly builds priors into the model; a skeptic calls it enshrining your biases. (An anagram.)

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[Title] "BAYESIAN = A BIAS YEN"

"Epiphany: I'll build my priors into the model itself!" "Ah, yes, how all good mathematics begins: by enshrining your biases."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-06-20-bayesian-a-bias-yen/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Probability › Bayes' TheoremStatistics
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AP StatisticsCollege
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