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Cyan comments on Against improper priors - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: DanielLC 26 July 2011 11:50PM

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Comment author: Cyan 27 July 2011 05:58:23AM 1 point [-]

Since I don't think it makes sense to speak of the "surprise" associated with an improper distribution, I think the claim you want to make doesn't cut to the heart of the matter. There are lots of reasons to object to improper priors, but this isn't well-formed enough to be one of them.