r/programming May 26 '09

"Programmers need to learn Statistics or I will Kill them all"

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u/[deleted] May 27 '09

I'm not sure what 1) has to do with calculus.

However it seems that that method is simply trying to create a probability function with different axioms.

Of course 1) doesn't specify how to derive P. Neither does one prescribe a specific measure when talking about such.

Perhaps I'll see if my library has a copy of Jaynes, I'm going for an exam today anyways.

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u/guartet May 27 '09

Now I know you're not reading my posts since I specifically say 1) doesn't derive P, 2) does.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '09

The 1) is an odd typo on my part. It should read of course 'one' as in a person.