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Reducing Subjectivity in the Likelihood by S. James Press Journal of Data Science, v.4, no.3, 307-321 Abstract Some scientists prefer to exercise substantial judgment in formulating
a likelihood function for their data. Others prefer to try to get the
data to tell them which likelihood is most appropriate. We suggest here
that one way to reduce the judgment component of the likelihood function
is to adopt a mixture of potential likelihoods and let the data determine
the weights on each likelihood. We distinguish several different types
of subjectivity in the likelihood function and show with examples how
these subjective elements may be given more equitable treatment. Homepage | Table of Contents | Full Text of This Article
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