Bayesian evidence for the tensor-to-scalar ratio $r$ and neutrino masses $m_{\nu }$: Effects of uniform vs logarithmic priors

Lukas T. Hergt, Will J. Handley, Michael P. Hobson +1

We review the effect that the choice of a uniform or logarithmic prior has on the Bayesian evidence and hence on Bayesian model comparisons when data provide only a one-sided bound…