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Here's how I explain it to laypersons: "given two hypotheses, Ockam's razor tells you which one to test first"
by omginternets 10y ago
Here's how I explain it to laypersons: "given two hypotheses, Ockam's razor tells you which one to test first"
- donquichotte 10y agoInteresting. Usually, the one I test first is the hypothesis Hn where P(Hn=true)/resources_required_to_test_Hn is the largest.
- omginternets 10y agoI meant this as an informal rule, i.e. the "spirit" of the law. I think your suggestion is fairly close, in effect, as you can consider assumptions to imply greater resources (namely in validating them).
- apathy 10y agoAKA lowest hanging fruit first. Never a bad idea