What is an example of a uniform prior?

Answer 1

Uniform Prior means that the prior probability is a constant function. That would mean that all possible values of that function will be a priori. The reason being is that you have no prior information to use as a distinction between the values.

Let's use the coin as an example: Say you want to estimate the probability of getting heads on a single flip of a coin? The formula for this uniform prior is fp(x)=1, using 0 to 1 as support. If you do a single flip to the coin and get heads, your function will then be something like L (x) = X. in this case, your likely estimate would be 1 for your function.