Ockham's razor and Bayesian analysis
WH Jefferys, JO Berger - American scientist, 1992 - JSTOR
WH Jefferys, JO Berger
American scientist, 1992•JSTORThe principle known as Ockham's ra? zor has high standing in the world of science,
buttressed by its strong ap? peal to common sense. William of Ock ham, the 14th-century
English philoso? pher, stated the principle thus: Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate,
which can be translated as:" Plurality must not be posited without necessity." It is not entirely
certain what Ockham meant by this rather opaque saying, but later ver? sions of the
principle, which have been traced to various authors other than
buttressed by its strong ap? peal to common sense. William of Ock ham, the 14th-century
English philoso? pher, stated the principle thus: Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate,
which can be translated as:" Plurality must not be posited without necessity." It is not entirely
certain what Ockham meant by this rather opaque saying, but later ver? sions of the
principle, which have been traced to various authors other than
The principle known as Ockham's ra? zor has high standing in the world of science, buttressed by its strong ap? peal to common sense. William of Ock ham, the 14th-century English philoso? pher, stated the principle thus: Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate, which can be translated as:" Plurality must not be posited without necessity." It is not entirely certain what Ockham meant by this rather opaque saying, but later ver? sions of the principle, which have been traced to various authors other than
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