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That framing actually stops holding for continuous distributions. Like in a distribution on heights of people there isn't a probability or prior associated with a particular height. Probabilities are assigned to subsets of this distribution (sometimes called sigma algebras). Priors stands for prior distribution and it really is best to see Bayesian analysis as a machine that consumes probability distributions as input and spits out probability distributions as output.
parent cf 4 years ago

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