The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology

C. D. McCoy

doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.002

The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology

C. D. McCoy

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I discuss the formal implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihood attributions in cosmology. I show that likelihood arguments in cosmology suffer from significant conceptual and formal problems that undermine their applicability in this context.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-35
Number of pages	17
Journal	Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.002
Publication status	Published - 2018 May

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The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology

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