Edwin_Thompson_Jaynes Edwin_Thompson_Jaynes

Edwin Thompson Jaynes - Definition and Overview

Edwin Thompson Jaynes (July 5th, 1922April 30th, 1998) was Wayman Crow Distinguished Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He wrote extensively on statistical mechanics and on foundations of probability and statistical inference.

A particular focus of his work was the construction of logical principles for assigning prior probability distributions; see the principle of maximum entropy, the principle of transformation groups and Laplace's principle of indifference.

His last book, Probability Theory: The Logic of Science gathers various threads of modern thinking about Bayesian probability and statistical inference, and contrasts the advantages of Bayesian techniques with the results of other approaches.

External links


Example Usage of Thompson

KelsiNicolee: Shelby Thompson is a loser :)
kevinaom: Packer Info: tompelissero: RT @RobDemovsky: Only Jeremy Thompson (neck) and Brandon Underwood (hip) missed #Packers... http://ow.ly/16b5Xw
friarwill: RT @parisreview: PR: Are there mnemonic devices that get you going once a deadline is upon you? Hunter S. Thompson: Bestiality films.
Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.