Inaccuracy and Inference
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology)Published 1 January 1961
D. F. Kerridge
Citations342
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Abstract
SUMMARY The idea of uncertainty, as developed in communication theory, is generalized to “inaccuracy”. The applications of this inaccuracy to the problems of statistical inference are discussed.
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