Identification Keys and Diagnostic Tables: A Review
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General)Published 1 January 1980
R. W. Payne, D. A. Preece
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The paper attempts a synthesis of a large and widely dispersed literature that is not properly integrated, in that workers in one field of application have often been unaware of relevant theory developed in other fields.
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Professor E. M. L. BEALE in the Chair] SUMMARY The methodology and fields of application of identification keys and diagnostic tables are reviewed, consideration being given to both mathematical theory and practical requirements. Probabilistic and non-probabilistic techniques are covered. The paper attempts a synthesis of a large and widely dispersed literature that is not properly integrated, in that workers in one field of application have often been unaware of relevant theory developed in other fields.
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