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Activity Number: 339
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
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Title: Prior-Free Probabilistic Inference: Inferential Models
Author(s): Chuanhai Liu*
Companies: Purdue University
Keywords: Validity principle ; Efficiency principle ; Dempster-Shafer theory ; Fiducial argument ; Bayesian argument ; Neyman-Pearson theory
Abstract:

Developing solid foundations for scientific inference is the most fundamental but unsolved problem in statistics. We argue for two basic principles for truly prior-free probabilistic inference and introduce a new framework, which is built upon the two principles and called Inferential Models (IMs). It follows as a remark that IM bridges the gap between the Bayesian and frequentist schools of thought that has been previously considered impossible. This is joint work with Ryan Martin.


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