Is bogofilter Bayesian?

Boris 'pi' Piwinger 3.14 at logic.univie.ac.at
Tue Feb 10 17:27:27 CET 2004


Greg Louis wrote:

>> > I prefer, however, not to (mis)lead people into thinking it doesn't
>> > matter what you train with, nor how many times you do so; I would be
>> > sorry to see the warning removed.
>> 
>> Well, the argument isn't correct.
> 
> Says you :)

Let me rephrase: We abuse the theory right from the
beginning (one might argue that this might in fact
help rather than hinder discrimination). The wording in the
FAQ suggests that we don't and only training on error adds a
(theoretical) flaw. This gives the wrong impression. Any
better wording is welcome.

pi




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