The Other B-Word
Normal Deviate 2013-03-18
Summary:
Christian has a fun post about the rise of the B-word (Bayesian). “Bayesian ” kills “frequentist.” Well, how about the other B-word, “Bootstrap.” Look at this Google-trends plot: The bootstrap demolishes Bayes! Actually, Christian’s post was tongue-in-cheek. As he points out, “frequentist” is … not a qualification used by frequentists to describe their methods. In [...]