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To be or not to be Bayesian: That IS NOT the question

12/03/2015 Thursday 12th March 2015, 11:30 (Room P3.10, Mathematics Building)  More
João A. Branco, CEMAT e Departamento de Matemática, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

Frequentist and Bayesian approaches to statistical thinking 
are different in their foundations and have been developed along 
somehow separated routes. In a time where more and more powerful 
statistics is badly needed, special attention should be given to the 
existing connection between the two paradigms in order to bring 
together their formidable strength.