========================================================================= "CONFUSING PRIORS" (to the tune of "Confusing Wonder") (spoof song by Jeffrey Rosenthal) In these days of confusing priors I have opinions but I don't know why Based on hunches, and vague intuition I'll believe them 'til I die I'll believe them 'til I die I once was so objective I once let the data speak But I've found, that tight prior bounds Ensure the results I seek In these days ... I once used a uniform prior So simple, easy to defend But transformed, it gets deformed Conclusions start to bend In these days ... =========================================================================