Supplement to Bayesian Epistemology

Long descriptions for some figures in Bayesian Epistemology

Figure 1 description

A horizontal line with three equidistant dots on it. Under the leftmost dot is a bracket with the words “H is true”. Under the two leftmost dots (and under the first bracket) is another bracket with the words “E is true”.

Figure 2 description

Two bar charts with an arrow labeled “Conditionalization on E” pointing from the left one to the right one.

The left bar chart consists of three equidistant vertical bars over dots labeled 1/2, 1/4, and 1/4. The bar heights match the label descriptions. Under the leftmost bar dot is a bracket with the words “H is true”. Under the two leftmost bar dots (and under the first bracket) is another bracket with the words “E is true”.

The right bar chart consists of three equidistant vertical bars over dots labeled 2/3, 1/3, and 0. The bar heights match the label descriptions. Under the leftmost bar dot is a bracket with the words “H is true”. Under the two leftmost bar dots (and under the first bracket) is another bracket with the words “E is true”.

Figure 3 description

This is similar to Figure 2 except for the bar heights. There are no labels on the bars, but, we'll give approximate heights.

Two bar charts with an arrow labeled “Conditionalization on E” pointing from the left one to the right one.

The left bar chart consists of three equidistant vertical bars over dots. The bar heights are approximately 1/8, 1/16, and 13/16. Under the leftmost bar dot is a bracket with the words “H is true”. Under the two leftmost bar dots (and under the first bracket) is another bracket with the words “E is true”.

The right bar chart consists of three equidistant vertical bars over dots. The bar heights are approximately 2/3, 1/3, and 0. Under the leftmost bar dot is a bracket with the words “H is true”. Under the two leftmost bar dots (and under the first bracket) is another bracket with the words “E is true”.

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