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jeffreys prior (prior.py) #423

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jllanfranchi opened this issue Dec 13, 2017 · 1 comment
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jeffreys prior (prior.py) #423

jllanfranchi opened this issue Dec 13, 2017 · 1 comment

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@jllanfranchi
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  • Merely refers to "Sivia p. 125"; fix this reference to be more usable
  • Add documentation in the code enough that the user knows the function implemented, and supplemental info can require a book, but discovering what one-letter parameters like "A" and "B" are shouldn't require checking a book out from the library, or reading the code. Furthermore, and maybe more importantly, a Jeffreys prior is a somewhat general concept, so at least say what particular situation this Jeffreys prior is designed to address.
  • The prior is named after Jeffreys (his name has a trailing "s") but it is not used as belonging to him, so there's no possessive apostrophe needed (think "Cantor set" as opposed to "Newton's method")
@LeanderFischer
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What exactly is jeffreys prior anyway? I guess this really could use some better docu..

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