A philosopher’s look at DES. Reflections on the use of Bayes factor in cosmology

In this paper, Michela looks at the DES Year 1 results and in particular considers the use of the Bayes factor along the Jeffreys scale in DES model selection. She draws attention to some of the advantages but also to some epistemic limits arising from the use of the Bayes factor.

 

Link to Edinburgh Research Explorer [research repository]:
Massimi, M. (forthcoming) A philosopher’s look at DES. Reflections on the use of Bayes factor in cosmology, in J. Frieman and O. Lahav (Eds.). The Dark Energy Survey (World Scientific)