Error statistics and learning from error: Making a virtue of necessity

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Mayo, Deborah G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4243493009     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392600     Document Type: Article

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