The probabilistic analysis of testimony
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: The probabilistic analysis of testimony
zbMATH Open document ID: 0656.60003
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3758(88)90096-1
published in: Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference
publication date: 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The probabilistic analysis of testimony is surveyed. The coverage is not comprehensive; attention is focused on several problems of particular interest or complexity. The theory often contains implicit assumptions, and some attempt is made to clarify the role these play. The theory originally arose in an attempt to understand the logic of belief. It was not empirically grounded, however, and later died out in the 19th century when its conclusions became largely self-evident, and its non-empirical background suspect.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 60-03
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01-01
zbMATH DE Number: 4071996
zbMATH Keywords: Campbell-Price paradox
zbMATH Keywords: probabilistic analysis of testimony
author: Sandy L. Zabell
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0378-3758(88)90096-1
OpenAlex ID: W2005872560
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4071996