[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Colloquium today at 14:00

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Date/Time: Thu 2006-07-06 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Louis Lyons (Oxford University)

Title:     BAYES versus FREQUENTISM: The return of an old controversy

Abstract: TOPICS TO BE COVERED
What is the problem?
Interpretations of probability
Bayes' Theorem, for Frequentists and for Bayesians. Bayesian prior and posterior.
Examples: Tossing a coin. Particle identification. Peasant and dog.
Prob(data | theory) .ne. Prob(theory | data): Mistaken statements. Unseen person.
Neyman construction: Coverage. Problems. Importance of ordering rule.
Why Feldman and Cousins?  Empty intervals. Unified limits. Flip-flop. Simple examples (Gaussian, Poisson). Neutrino oscillations.
Summary

Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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