Comment by YeGoblynQueenne
1 month ago
Yes, that's the frequentist approach. Surely, even on HN, there is an understanding that there are two interpretations of probability?
1 month ago
Yes, that's the frequentist approach. Surely, even on HN, there is an understanding that there are two interpretations of probability?
You don't think that the probability of each side of a die is 1/6 ?
I see, you don't know what I'm talking about. My apologies, I assumed a common background. Here's some introductory materials on Bayesian vs frequentist interpretations of probability:
Bayesian and frequentist reasoning in plain English
https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/22/bayesian-and-fr...
Comparison of frequentist and Bayesian inference
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-05-introduction-to-probabilit...
To Be a Frequentist or Bayesian? Five Positions in a Spectrum
https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/axvcupj4/release/1
Beyond Bayesians and Frequentists - Computer Science
https://cs.stanford.edu/~jsteinhardt/stats-essay.pdf
You'll find that it's a big subject with a long history and many strongly-held opinions that have nevertheless evolved over the years. Happy reading!
Which one of these answers the question I asked?
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