What Is in a Name? Procedures Remain Indifferent
July 2, 2016
I read “Brexit: “Bayesian” Statistics Renamed “Laplacian” Statistics.” Years ago I worked briefly with a person who was I later learned a failed webmaster and a would-be wizard. One of that individual’s distinguishing characteristics was an outright rejection of Bayesian methods. The person thought la place was a non American English way or speaking French. I wonder where that self appointed wizard is now. Oh, well. I hope the thought leader is scrutinizing the end of Bayes.
According to the write up:
With the U.K. leaving the E.U., it’s time for “Bayesian” to exit its titular role and be replaced by “Laplacian”.
I support this completely. I assume that the ever efficient EU bureaucracy in the nifty building in Strasbourg will hop on this intellectual bandwagon.
Stephen E Arnold, July 2, 2016
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