Goals and the Informativeness of Prior Probabilities
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-017-9907-1
Abstract: I argue that information is a goal-relative concept for Bayesians. More precisely, I argue that how much information (or confirmation) is provided by a piece of evidence depends on whether the goal is to learn… read more here.
Keywords: goal; prior probabilities; information; informativeness prior ... See more keywords