Conceptualistic Pragmatism: A framework for Bayesian analysis?
Journal article, 2009

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.

action

judgements

pragmatism

predictability

in statistical control

Bayesian

Subjective probability

reflection

assignable causes

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Author

Bo Bergman

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Quality Sciences

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

0740-817X (ISSN)

Vol. 41 1 86-93

Subject Categories

Other Mechanical Engineering

Probability Theory and Statistics

DOI

10.1080/07408170802322713

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10/8/2017