A Theory of Higher Order Probabilities
| Autor: | Haim Gaifman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Readings in Formal Epistemology ISBN: 9783319204505 Causation, Chance and Credence ISBN: 9789401077880 TARK |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-20451-2_6 |
| Popis: | We set up a general framework for higher order probabilities. A simple HOP (Higher Order Probability space) consists of a probability space and an operation PR, such that, for every event A and every real closed interval Δ, PR(A, Δ) is the event that A's "true" probability lies in Δ. (The "true" probability can be construed here either as the objective probability, or the probability assigned by an expert, or the one assigned eventually in a fuller state of knowledge.) In a general HOP the operation PR has also an additional argument ranging over an ordered set of time-points, or, more generally, over a partially ordered set of stages; PR(A, t, Δ) is the event that A's probability at stage t lies in δ. First we investigate simple HOPs and then the general ones. Assuming some intuitively justified axioms, we derive the most general structure of such a space. We also indicate various connections with modal logic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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