Simplicity as a Cue to Probability: Multiple Roles for Simplicity in Evaluating Explanations
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13169
Abstract: People often face the challenge of evaluating competing explanations. One approach is to assess the explanations' relative probabilities-for example, applying Bayesian inference to compute their posterior probabilities. Another approach is to consider an explanation's qualities… read more here.
Keywords: simplicity; bayesian inference; priors likelihoods; simplicity cue ... See more keywords