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Bayesian Statistics: The three cultures

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mjhay ◴[26 Jul 24 19:50 UTC] No.41081674[source]▶
The great thing about Bayesian statistics is that it's subjective. You don't have to be in the subjectivist school. You can choose your own interpretation based on your (subjective) judgment.

I think this is a strength of Bayesianism. Any statistical work is infused with the subjective judgement of individual humans. I think it is more objective to not shy away from this immutable fact.

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1. klysm ◴[26 Jul 24 20:23 UTC] No.41081936[source]▶
The appropriateness of each approach is very much a function of what is being modeled and the corresponding consequences for error.
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2. mjhay ◴[26 Jul 24 20:26 UTC] No.41081965[source]▶
Of course. The best approach for a particular problem depends on your best judgment.

I guess that means I'm in the pragmatist school in this article's nomenclature (I'm a big fan of Gelman and all the other stats folks there), but what one thinks is pragmatic is also subjective.