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Statistical Ambiguity and Maximal Specificity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

W. C. Humphreys
W. C. Humphreys*
Affiliation:
Oregon State University†
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , June 1968 , pp. 112 - 115
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Copyright © 1968 The Philosophy of Science Association

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Now at New College, Sarasota, Florida.

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