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A. Spanos: Jerzy Neyman and his Enduring Legacy
A Statistical Model as a Chance Mechanism Aris Spanos Jerzy Neyman (April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981), was a Polish/American statistician[i] who spent most of his professional career at the University...
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The Error Statistical Philosophy and The Practice of Bayesian Statistics:...
The following is my commentary on a paper by Gelman and Shalizi, forthcoming (some time in 2013) in the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology* (submitted February 14, 2012)....
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Deviates, Sloths, and Exiles: Philosophical Remarks on the Ockham’s Razor...
Picking up the pieces… My flight out of Pittsburgh has been cancelled, and as I may be stuck in the airport for some time, I will try to make a virtue of it by jotting down some of my promised...
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Elliott Sober Responds on Foundations of Simplicity
Here are a few comments on your recent blog about my ideas on parsimony. Thanks for inviting me to contribute! You write that in model selection, “’parsimony fights likelihood,’ while, in adequate...
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Vladimir Cherkassky Responds on Foundations of Simplicity
I thank Dr. Vladimir Cherkassky for taking up my general invitation to comment. I don’t have much to add to my original post[i], except to make two corrections at the end of this post. I invite...
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Peter Grünwald: Follow-up on Cherkassky’s Comments
Peter Grünwald A comment from Professor Peter Grünwald Head, Information-theoretic Learning Group, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI) Part-time full professor at Leiden University. This is a...
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Clark Glymour: The Theory of Search Is the Economics of Discovery (part 2)
“Some Thoughts Prompted by David Hendry’s Essay *, (RMM) Special Topic: Statistical Science and Philosophy of Science,” by Professor Clark Glymour Part 2 (of 2) (Please begin with part 1) The first...
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Fisher:’Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 I find this to be an intriguing discussion–before some of the conflicts with N and P erupted. Fisher links his tests and sufficiency, to the Neyman and Pearson lemma in...
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Aris Spanos: The Enduring Legacy of R. A. Fisher
More Fisher insights from A. Spanos, this from 2 years ago: One of R. A. Fisher’s (17 February 1890 — 29 July 1962) most remarkable, but least recognized, achievement was to initiate the recasting...
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R.A. Fisher: ‘Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 Exactly 1 year ago: I find this to be an intriguing discussion–before some of the conflicts with N and P erupted. Fisher links his tests and sufficiency, to the Neyman...
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R.A. Fisher: ‘Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’: Just before...
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 In recognition of R.A. Fisher’s birthday tomorrow, I will post several entries on him. I find this (1934) paper to be intriguing –immediately before the conflicts with...
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R.A. Fisher: ‘Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 Today is R.A. Fisher’s birthday. I’ll post some different Fisherian items this week in honor of it. This paper comes just before the conflicts with Neyman and Pearson...
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Guest Blog: ARIS SPANOS: The Enduring Legacy of R. A. Fisher
By Aris Spanos One of R. A. Fisher’s (17 February 1890 — 29 July 1962) most remarkable, but least recognized, achievement was to initiate the recasting of statistical induction. Fisher (1922)...
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Happy Birthday R.A. Fisher: ‘Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 Today is R.A. Fisher’s birthday. I’ll post some Fisherian items this week in honor of it. This paper comes just before the conflicts with Neyman and Pearson erupted....
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Happy Birthday R.A. Fisher: ‘Two New Properties of Mathematical Likelihood’
17 February 1890–29 July 1962 Today is R.A. Fisher’s birthday. I will post some Fisherian items this week in recognition of it*. This paper comes just before the conflicts with Neyman and Pearson...
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