Most of these were familiar to me, but I’m not sure of the basis or assessment criteria for this one:
Select the correct answer: Absinthe is (a) a precious stone or (b) a liqueur. What is the probability that the alternative you selected is correct?
My smartarse answer would be “1 minus epsilon”, but as far as I can see, the only informative classes of answer in fitting with the cited measurement paradigms are either “1″ or “< 1”. Is that it?
What is the probability that the alternative you selected is correct?
I hate “gotcha” questions. How can we know that we have equivalent priors unless they are explicitly stated? And how can you establish probabilities without known priors?
Most of these were familiar to me, but I’m not sure of the basis or assessment criteria for this one:
My smartarse answer would be “1 minus epsilon”, but as far as I can see, the only informative classes of answer in fitting with the cited measurement paradigms are either “1″ or “< 1”. Is that it?
I hate “gotcha” questions. How can we know that we have equivalent priors unless they are explicitly stated? And how can you establish probabilities without known priors?
what?