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The Fallacy of Intrinsic Distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Amos Nathan
Amos Nathan*
Affiliation:
Jerusalem
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Abstract

Jaynes contends that in many statistical problems a seemingly indeterminate probability distribution is made unique by the transformation group of necessarily implied invariance properties, thereby justifying the principle of indifference. To illustrate and substantiate his claims he considers Bertrand's Paradox. These assertions are here refuted and the traditional attitude is vindicated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Philosophy of Science , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 677 - 684
Copyright
Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1984

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