Who should be afraid of the Jeffreys-Lindley paradox?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-93

  Spanos, Aris ^a  

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

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EID: 84873117234     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668875     Document Type: Article

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