bayes

The Process of Faith and Rational Imperfect Bayesian Analysis

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I’ve previously written that Faith Without Certainty is OK, but in practice, many Christians act with certainty. Is there some contradiction here? This post argues against any contradiction. I distinguish between practical certainty and unqualified certainty, I show that all optimal and rational action is subject to constrained analysis, and I argue that applying a … Read more

Epsilon Likelihood in Ordinal Logic

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Arbitrary significance is dead, long live arbitrary significance. This article adds to the concept of ordinal logic that has been constructed on this blog by discussing epsilon likelihood. As a review, some articles on ordinal logic are linked at the end. I. Reviewing the Death of Arbitrary Significance In 2016, the American Statistical Association (ASA) … Read more