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Bayesian Statistics
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RE: Bayesian Statistics
April 25, 2022 at 5:44 pm
(April 25, 2022 at 5:37 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: If we start with a prior probability of 0.5 for the existence of a biblical God...

How do you calculate that initial probability? Or does it not matter, such that it could be .5 for you but .75 for someone else?

I've heard there is a subjective element to Bayesian statistics but I'm not sure if this is where it comes in.
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Bayesian Statistics - by John 6IX Breezy - April 25, 2022 at 5:24 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by HappySkeptic - April 25, 2022 at 5:37 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by John 6IX Breezy - April 25, 2022 at 5:44 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by tackattack - April 25, 2022 at 5:40 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by HappySkeptic - April 25, 2022 at 6:04 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by John 6IX Breezy - April 25, 2022 at 9:05 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by Jehanne - April 25, 2022 at 8:04 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by brewer - April 25, 2022 at 9:16 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by John 6IX Breezy - April 25, 2022 at 9:29 pm
RE: Bayesian Statistics - by brewer - April 26, 2022 at 12:07 pm

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