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There Is No Such Thing As Intrinsic Probability

This is less fun than looking at the so-called principle of indifference, which you must read first, and I realize we're wading into the depths and on a Friday, but…

Statistics

The Philosophy of Probability and Statistics (Book. Sort Of.)

I have decided to let you, dear reader, help me finish my book, which I have tentatively entitled The Philosophy of Probability and Statistics. This is about the seventeenth version…

Philosophy Statistics

On The Evidence From Experiments: Part II

Read Part I first. Outcome 3. This sound like good news for you, since all treatment Bobs got better and no placebo Bobs did. Congratulations! The treatment might have caused…

Philosophy Statistics

Love Of Theory Is The Root Of All Evil

Love of truth, on the other hand, is the root of all that is good. Bill Whittle at PJTV very kindly produced a video entitled "Best. Sentence. Ever." (it…

cdquarles on The Impossibilities Of Quantum ComputingNovember 21, 2024
Exactly, McChuck. Bravo!
cdquarles on What Science Can Say About Vaccines: And What It Can’t SayNovember 21, 2024
Amen, Uncle Mike.
cdquarles on Bad Predictions Mean Bad Models, Even If You’re A Distinguished ExpertNovember 21, 2024
Indeed. Given that all of the model's necessary and sufficient conditions are present and hold to be true, if X…
McChuck on The Impossibilities Of Quantum ComputingNovember 21, 2024
Where to start with the absurdities? At the beginning, I guess. 1) Quantum computing is analog computing. Nothing more, nothing…
Paul Murphy on The Impossibilities Of Quantum ComputingNovember 21, 2024
1 - Quantum computing is not impossible, it is merely improbable. 2 - Shor's algo illustrates the basic problem because…