In a Decision Problem Where We Wish to Use Bayes

question 74

True/False

In a decision problem where we wish to use Bayes' theorem to calculate posterior probabilities, we should always begin our analysis with the assumption that all states of nature are equally likely, and use the sample information to revise these probabilities to more realistic values.

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