Chennai Mathematical Institute

Seminars




3.30 pm - 4.30 pm, Seminar Hall
Probability and inference - A Bayesian peek

R.V. Ramamoorthi
Michigan State University, U.S.A. & Infosys Chair Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute.
17-02-16


Abstract

There are two broad interpretation of probability, frequentist and bayesian. This talk would be an elementary exposition, at the level of first year students, of the bayesian view of probability and its role in statistical inference.