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Main Author: Saul, Bradley
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09853
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contents Beginning in the 1970s, statistician-cum-logician Per Martin-Löf wrote a series of papers developing what became Martin-Löf type theory, realizing a system where the distinction between mathematics and programming disappears. Inspired by this vision, this paper introduces dependent type theory (of which Martin-Löf type theory is an example) to a statistical audience. Examples from statistics and probability theory demonstrate how dependent type theory and an algebraic perspective can unify the theoretical and computational concerns of statistics, ensuring rigorous, machine-checked proofs and executable software.
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spellingShingle Great expectations: Unifying Statistical Theory and Programming
Saul, Bradley
Computation
Beginning in the 1970s, statistician-cum-logician Per Martin-Löf wrote a series of papers developing what became Martin-Löf type theory, realizing a system where the distinction between mathematics and programming disappears. Inspired by this vision, this paper introduces dependent type theory (of which Martin-Löf type theory is an example) to a statistical audience. Examples from statistics and probability theory demonstrate how dependent type theory and an algebraic perspective can unify the theoretical and computational concerns of statistics, ensuring rigorous, machine-checked proofs and executable software.
title Great expectations: Unifying Statistical Theory and Programming
topic Computation
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09853