Conceptualistic Pragmatism: A framework for Bayesian analysis?

Bo Bergman

IISE Transactions, 2009, vol. 41, issue 1, 86-93

Abstract: This paper argues for an extended framework for the subjectivist approach to statistical decision making—the judgements made for deriving a likelihood function should be carefully reflected upon. The Harvard professor of philosophy Clarence I. Lewis did offer a philosophical action-oriented framework for this type of reflection. The philosophy of Lewis has very much influenced the originators of the quality movement. This constitutes an interesting link between two important learning-oriented approaches in the current statistical discourse—the subjectivist theory of statistical inference and the quality movement with its focus on continuous improvements.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1080/07408170802322713

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