Is bogofilter Bayesian?
Boris 'pi' Piwinger
3.14 at logic.univie.ac.at
Wed Feb 11 12:51:42 CET 2004
Greg Louis wrote:
>> Right. What do you think about an FAQ entry on all of those
>> effects? That can list all concerns and possible
>> interpretations.
>
> I don't feel strongly about it. On the one hand, it would perhaps be
> read by a few people who wouldn't bother to follow the links to Paul's
> and Gary's well-articulated descriptions. On the other, the
> information is available, in those papers and others, and repeating it
> in the FAQ may be unnecessary duplication. For myself, I'd prefer
> linking to authoritative material; it's actually quite difficult to
> explain this stuff in a way that both statisticians and
> non-statisticians will find satisfactory. Gary does a pretty good job.
Well, since the FAQ already hits the issue, it should do it
broader or not at all.
pi
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