Date of Award:
5-1967
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Mathematics and Statistics
Department name when degree awarded
Applied Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
David White
Committee
David White
Abstract
The Bayesian approach to probability and statistics is described, a brief history of Bayesianism is related, differences between Bayesian and Frequentist schools of statistics are defined, protential applications are investigated, and a literature survey is presented in the form of a machine-sort card file.
Bayesian thought is increasing in favor among statisticians because of its ability to attack problems that are unassailable from the Frequentist approach. It should become more popular among practitioners because of the flexibility it allows experimenters and the ease with which prior knowledge can be combined with experimental data.
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Recommended Citation
Laffoon, John, "An Exposition on Bayesian Inference" (1967). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6813.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6813
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