Simplicity, Truth, and Probability

Philosophy of Statistics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 983-1024

  Kelly, Kevin T ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882482857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51862-0.50031-9     Document Type: Chapter

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