Let the evidence speak: Using bayesian thinking in law, medicine, ecology and other areas

Let the Evidence Speak: Using Bayesian Thinking in Law, Medicine, Ecology and Other Areas

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 1-226

  Jessop, Alan ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71392-2     Document Type: Book

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