The Evidential Foundations of Probabilistic Reasoning |
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| Author:
| Schum, David A. |
| Series title: | Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-471-57936-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 1994 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Interscience |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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A detailed treatment regarding the diverse properties and uses of evidence and the judgmental tasks they entail. Examines various processes by which evidence may be developed or discovered. Considers the construction of arguments made in defense of the relevance and credibility of individual items and masses of evidence as well as the task of assessing the inferential force of evidence. Includes over 100 numerical examples to illustrate the workings of diverse probabilistic expressions...
More DescriptionA detailed treatment regarding the diverse properties and uses of evidence and the judgmental tasks they entail. Examines various processes by which evidence may be developed or discovered. Considers the construction of arguments made in defense of the relevance and credibility of individual items and masses of evidence as well as the task of assessing the inferential force of evidence. Includes over 100 numerical examples to illustrate the workings of diverse probabilistic expressions for the inferential force of evidence and the subtleties they reveal.