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
Total Time on Test
Author
Bo Bergman
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Quality Sciences
IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
0740-817X (ISSN) 15458830 (eISSN)
Vol. 41 1 86-93Subject Categories
Other Mechanical Engineering
Probability Theory and Statistics
DOI
10.1080/07408170802322713