post-1920s-frequentist-dominance
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After the 1920s, the method of inverse probability (early Bayesian inference) was largely supplanted by frequentist methods in mainstream statistical teaching and practice.
Summary
Since the 1920s, the statistical field has overwhelmingly shifted toward frequentist methods like p-values and confidence intervals, moving away from the older inverse-probability framework. This historical break explains why modern statistical practice defaults to a long-run-frequency interpretation of probability, and why alternative approaches like Bayesian inference remain somewhat marginalized in mainstream teaching despite their mathematical coherence.