The summer before freshman year, Riley attends LIFE CAMP; a week long, beach experience, for teen boys to learn a bit about nature and themselves. The beach where they camp, has a tragic past as well as an unsolved phenomenon; there are mysterious lights coming from a nearby cove, it is said to be from a dangerous creature who lives hidden within the rocks. Riley also hears of a rumor that one of his peers is transgendered. By the end of camp, Riley will discover the truth about the rumors, as well as the truth behind the tale of the monster in the cove.

A New Approach to Sound Statistical Reasoning

Inferential Models: Reasoning with Uncertainty introduces the authors recently developed approach to inference: the inferential model (IM) framework. This logical framework for exact probabilistic inference does not require the user to input prior information. The authors show how an IM produces meaningful prior-free probabilistic inference at a high level.

The book covers the foundational motivations for this new IM approach, the basic theory behind its calibration properties, a number of...