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Direct linkTrafimow, David – Psychological Review, 2005
In their comment on D. Trafimow, M. D. Lee and E. Wagenmakers argued that the requisite probabilities to use in Bayes's theorem can always be found. In the present reply, the author asserts that M. D. Lee and E. Wagenmakers use a problematic assumption and that finding the requisite probabilities is not straightforward. After describing the…
Descriptors: Probability, Bayesian Statistics, Error Patterns, Criticism
Download full textWood, Eric – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2004
The history of mathematics is full of rich examples that can help students to see the place of the discipline within our cultural heritage. Valuable as this can be, it also has the unfortunate side-effect of making students think that all the math has already been done and they do not get a sense that the subject is dynamic and growing.…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Error Correction
