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Statistical Ambiguity and Maximal Specificity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

W. C. Humphreys*
Affiliation:
Oregon State University†

Abstract

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Type
Discussion
Copyright
Copyright © 1968 The Philosophy of Science Association

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Footnotes

Now at New College, Sarasota, Florida.

References

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