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The title of the present article needs an explanation which, in one sense, can also be intended as a premise: that is, the statistics with which we intend to deal is that generally known as mathematical.
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Constantini, D. (1980). Inductive Logic and Inductive Statistics. In: Dalla Chiara, M.L. (eds) Italian Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8937-5_11
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