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Monday, October 15, 2012
 
The orthodox probability theory I was taught in high school, is now being called "Reactionary Frequentism", staying...
The orthodox probability theory I was taught in high school, is now being called "Reactionary Frequentism", staying in the way of fixing Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, discovering Higgs to 5 sigma, and generally making no sense at all. Glad July 2012 issue of Physics Today set me straight with Bayesianism. [1] [2]

"Commentary Quantum mechanics: Fixing the shifty split" by N. David Mermin aka "Frequentism vs Quantum Bayesianism"
http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i7/p8_s1

"Discovery or fluke: statistics in particle physics" by Louis Lyons aka "Frequentism vs Classic Bayesianism"
http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i7/p45_s1

Book review: "The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy" by Scott L. Zeger, Reviewer
http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i7/p54_s2

[1] When I told all this to Marianna Dizik, as some kind of a revelation,  she said she always intuitively adhered to the progressive forces of Bayesianism, even before it was cool, and, in fact, before she knew about their existence. Actual experience rather then classroom tests, quickly would have set her head straight even if she wasn't built like that from birth.

BTW, in USA, they teach provability theory and statistics in elementary school. Different needs for living under Politburo and Gosplan vs whatever we have here.   

[2] Although I did dabble into Bayesianism here:
https://plus.google.com/112065430692128821190/posts/9YDsBxvWStg

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