Keywords
Bayes' Theorem, quantitative literacy, prediction, liberal arts
Abstract
Tom Chivers’ Everything is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World, is an interesting and wide-ranging narrative on Bayesian thinking, its history, and its applicability to both our everyday lives and the pursuit of scientific truth. Although appropriate for the non-expert, afficionados and teachers of quantitative literacy should find the plethora of examples, links to psychology as it applies to how people reason about probabilities, and even Chivers’ philosophical musings informative and thought-provoking.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.18.2.1495
Recommended Citation
Catalano, Michael T.. "Bayes in the Brain: A review of Everything is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World, (2024) by Tom Chivers.." Numeracy 18, Iss. 2 (2025): Article 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.18.2.1495
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