On the topic of probability, just like most amateurs (myself included), we are mainly concerned with posterior distribution, given prior information. For example, given an urn with… Read more “Non-trivial extension of the binary case in Hypothesis testing”
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Prior Belief, Probability, and a simple simulation
Somehow I can’t resist interesting problems. So here’s another one that led me down a simulation rabbit hole. Given an urn (yeah right! always urns) with balls… Read more “Prior Belief, Probability, and a simple simulation”
Interesting Bernoulli Urn Probability Problem [E.T Jaynes]
Still on the topic of probability, I came across yet another interesting problem in the E.T Jaynes book and it goes as follows Suppose an urn contains… Read more “Interesting Bernoulli Urn Probability Problem [E.T Jaynes]”
Interesting Problems in Probability [from E.T Jaynes]
I decided to pick off where I left off as regards the study of probability and I returned to the trusty E.T Jaynes’ “Probability Theory- The Logic… Read more “Interesting Problems in Probability [from E.T Jaynes]”