I started working on a asymptotics problem, partly to see if I would change idea. I try to keep my eyes on the ball in general, so I started noticing the applications and practical implications of it. Previously, I had encountered the topic mostly reading up-in-the-clouds theoretical stuff.
I also think a tribal instinct was tinging my past thoughts; asymptotics were “Frequentist” while I was “Bayesian”.
Off the top of my head: Q1 2023 I was vaguely scornful of asymptotics, Q4 2023 I think they are a useful tool.
can you say more about what evidence produced this change?
I started working on a asymptotics problem, partly to see if I would change idea. I try to keep my eyes on the ball in general, so I started noticing the applications and practical implications of it. Previously, I had encountered the topic mostly reading up-in-the-clouds theoretical stuff.
I also think a tribal instinct was tinging my past thoughts; asymptotics were “Frequentist” while I was “Bayesian”.