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Wrong Priors

arXiv:0709.1067 · doi:10.1063/1.2821300

Abstract

All priors are not created equal. There are right and there are wrong priors. That is the main conclusion of this contribution. I use, a cooked-up example designed to create drama, and a typical textbook example to show the pervasiveness of wrong priors in standard statistical practice.

9 pages, 8 figures. MaxEnt2007.org paper

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