PubMed · 8131375
Ampliative inference: on choosing a probability distribution.
Abstract
Ampliative inference is the choice of a probability distribution on the basis of incomplete information. We consider some psychological and normative questions that arise about this kind of reasoning. The discussion is largely tutorial although a substantive hypothesis is also advanced.
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D Osherson, E Shafir, E E Smith. 1993. Ampliative inference: on choosing a probability distribution.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(93)90004-f
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