Bayesian jokes

It’s the end of the year, and I’m indulging myself by posting these Bayesian jokes. The first three were inspired by the #AcademicNoir hashtag.

I’d say the South End, sir.

What?? Not the likely hood, the likelihood! Get out. Go back to Neyman & Fisher’s unit. And stay there.

— Alex Holcombe (@ceptional) https://twitter.com/ceptional/status/793372446464151552

This case was baffling. “Help me update my prior, friar”, I said.

Rev. Bayes didn’t laugh.  But he got to work.

— Alex Holcombe (@ceptional) December 5, 2015

Round up the usual suspects, sergeant.

But sir, we haven’t a clue!

Indeed we don’t. But we do have a prior. #Bayes #noir

And one outside the noir domain:

Does my posterior look big in this?

Girl, ain’t nothin wrong with that!

Yes there is. I didn’t normalise by the probability of the data.

— Alex Holcombe (@ceptional) November 30, 2015