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[LINK} Bayes' Theorem in New York Times

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Dorikka
Aug 7, 2011
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https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/books/review/the-theory-that-would-not-die-by-sharon-bertsch-mcgrayne-book-review.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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JoshuaZ
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6 years ago

Surprisingly coherent.

The review is written by John Allen Paulos who is a mathematician known for writing well for laypeople.

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minderbinder
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6 years ago

If the book turns out to be good, it could be a good way to "spread the word," seeing as there doesn't seem to be a lot of Bayesian literature for the layman out there

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David_Gerard
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6 years ago

I'm slowly working through a couple of statistics textbooks. They're about second-year level and they're, ah, heavy going. If there was something rigorous but less painful I'd be onto it like a shot.

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David_Gerard
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6 years ago

It's got puppies on the front! It must be friendly and easy! :-D

Thanks :-)

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