Thanks for the warning. I thought the only danger was ideological commitment. But—correct me if I’m wrong, or just overrecahing—it sounds like if I fail, it’ll be because I develop an expertise and become motivated to defend the value of my own skill.
if I fail, it’ll be because I develop an expertise and become motivated to defend the value of my own skill.
No, more like you’ll spend months (or more) pushing against a research problem to make it approachable via something in a Bayesian toolbox when there was a straightforward frequentist approach sitting there all along.
Thanks for the warning. I thought the only danger was ideological commitment. But—correct me if I’m wrong, or just overrecahing—it sounds like if I fail, it’ll be because I develop an expertise and become motivated to defend the value of my own skill.
No, more like you’ll spend months (or more) pushing against a research problem to make it approachable via something in a Bayesian toolbox when there was a straightforward frequentist approach sitting there all along.