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Inferential Models

Reasoning with Uncertainty

Ryan Martin author Chuanhai Liu author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:25th Sep '15

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A New Approach to Sound Statistical Reasoning

Inferential Models: Reasoning with Uncertainty introduces the authors’ recently developed approach to inference: the inferential model (IM) framework. This logical framework for exact probabilistic inference does not require the user to input prior information. The authors show how an IM produces meaningful prior-free probabilistic inference at a high level.

The book covers the foundational motivations for this new IM approach, the basic theory behind its calibration properties, a number of important applications, and new directions for research. It discusses alternative, meaningful probabilistic interpretations of some common inferential summaries, such as p-values. It also constructs posterior probabilistic inferential summaries without a prior and Bayes’ formula and offers insight on the interesting and challenging problems of conditional and marginal inference.

This book delves into statistical inference at a foundational level, addressing what the goals of statistical inference should be. It explores a new way of thinking compared to existing schools of thought on statistical inference and encourages you to think carefully about the correct approach to scientific inference.

"The book . . . delivers on its promise. It should be read by all statisticians with an interest in the foundations and development of the statistical methods for inference."
~Michael J. Lew,University of Melbourne

" . . . the book covers the motivations for the IM framework, the basic theory behind its calibration properties, a number of its applications and gives a new way of thinking compared to existing schools of thought on statistical inference"
~Apostolos Batsidis (Ioannina), Zentralblatt MATH


"The book . . . delivers on its promise. It should be read by all statisticians with an interest in the foundations and development of the statistical methods for inference."
~Michael J. Lew, University of Melbourne

" . . . the book covers the motivations for the IM framework, the basic theory behind its calibration properties, a number of its applications and gives a new way of thinking compared to existing schools of thought on statistical inference"
~Apostolos Batsidis (Ioannina), Zentralblatt MATH

ISBN: 9781439886489

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 540g

256 pages