So.
Farewell then
Dennis Lindley.
You held the
Hard line on
Bayesianism
When others
Had doubts.
And you share
The name of a famous
Paradox.
What is your subjective
Prior now?
We can only
Infer.
R. A. Thribb (17 1/2)
P.S.
So.
Farewell then
Dennis Lindley.
You held the
Hard line on
Bayesianism
When others
Had doubts.
And you share
The name of a famous
Paradox.
What is your subjective
Prior now?
We can only
Infer.
R. A. Thribb (17 1/2)
P.S.
I wonder how large is the intersection of the two sets, “Bayesian statisticians” and “readers of Private Eye.”
Plenty British Bayesians out there, so lots of overlap.
Why not E.J. Thribb, by the way? And was Private Eye left-wing enough for DL?
“R. A.” as a reference to Fisher. I recall that “Thribb” would sometimes vary the name he used to sign the obits.
I like Thribb’s poem. Dennis Lindley was one of the greats of 20th century statistical inference. He is also the namer of “Cromwell’s Principle”, which is mentioned in “Epitaph for a Bayesian”: https://www.senns.demon.co.uk/wpoetry.html#Epitaph
Stephen:
Always good to get an endorsement from Guernsey McPearson. I’ll be sure to pass it on to Thribb.
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