The reliability of an instrument

Social Epistemology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 215-246

  Boumans, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Calibration; Precision; Reputation; Secrets

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644301424     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269172042000249309     Document Type: Article

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