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... statistical probabilities . Specifically , if the mean time interval between successive scintil- lations is s seconds , then the probability for two successive scintillations to be separated by more than n's seconds is ( 1 / e ) ...
... statistical probabilities . Specifically , if the mean time interval between successive scintil- lations is s seconds , then the probability for two successive scintillations to be separated by more than n's seconds is ( 1 / e ) ...
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... probability of ' Mb ' on e may in certain cases be considered as an estimate of the statistical probability of M.13 If , therefore , e actually contains the information that the statistical probability of M is r , then the estimate , on ...
... probability of ' Mb ' on e may in certain cases be considered as an estimate of the statistical probability of M.13 If , therefore , e actually contains the information that the statistical probability of M is r , then the estimate , on ...
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... statistical probability of G in F1 , say 1 p ( G , F1 ) = 1 Here , 1 must equal r unless the probability statement just cited is simply a theorem of mathematical probability theory . The qualifying unless - clause here appended is quite ...
... statistical probability of G in F1 , say 1 p ( G , F1 ) = 1 Here , 1 must equal r unless the probability statement just cited is simply a theorem of mathematical probability theory . The qualifying unless - clause here appended is quite ...
Contents
Studies in the Logic of Confirmation | 3 |
Postscript 1964 on Confirmation | 47 |
Inductive Inconsistencies | 53 |
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