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A Mathematical Approach to the Interpretation Problem

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Experts apply classical statistics and Bayesian statistics in a myriad of situations and this apparent, global fact inspired some thoughts in me which I summarize as follows.

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  1. IBM, Roma, Italy

    Paolo Rocchi

  2. LUISS University, Roma, Italy

    Paolo Rocchi

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Rocchi, P. (2014). A Mathematical Approach to the Interpretation Problem. In: Janus-Faced Probability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04861-1_2

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