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A quantum framework for likelihood ratios

Bond, R. L., He, Y-H. ORCID: 0000-0002-0787-8380 & Ormerod, T. C. (2018). A quantum framework for likelihood ratios. International Journal of Quantum Information, 16(01), article number 1850002. doi: 10.1142/s0219749918500028

Abstract

The ability to calculate precise likelihood ratios is fundamental to many STEM areas, such as decision-making theory, biomedical science, and engineering. However, there is no assumption-free statistical methodology to achieve this. For instance, in the absence of data relating to covariate overlap, the widely used Bayes’ theorem either defaults to the marginal probability driven “naive Bayes’ classifier”, or requires the use of compensatory expectation-maximization techniques. Equally, the use of alternative statistical approaches, such as multivariate logistic regression, may be confounded by other axiomatic conditions, e.g., low levels of co-linearity. This article takes an information-theoretic approach in developing a new statistical formula for the calculation of likelihood ratios based on the principles of quantum entanglement. In doing so, it is argued that this quantum approach demonstrates: that the likelihood ratio is a real quality of statistical systems; that the naive Bayes’ classifier is a special case of a more general quantum mechanical expression; and that only a quantum mechanical approach can overcome the axiomatic limitations of classical statistics.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: Electronic version of an article published as Bond, R. L., He, Y-H. and Ormerod, T. C. (2018). A quantum framework for likelihood ratios. International Journal of Quantum Information, 16(1), 1850002. 10.1142/S0219749918500028 ©© 2018 World Scientific Publishing Co https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijqi
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Mathematics
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