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... give anything like a complete or accurate picture of the complexity of the modern world , which man has to try to handle with these somewhat imperfect instruments . However , one can get some idea of at least part of the problem by ...
... give anything like a complete or accurate picture of the complexity of the modern world , which man has to try to handle with these somewhat imperfect instruments . However , one can get some idea of at least part of the problem by ...
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... give a clear lead whether any of these hypotheses are true or false . John Platt describes the procedure in more detail as follows : Strong inference consists of applying the following steps to a problem in science , formally and ...
... give a clear lead whether any of these hypotheses are true or false . John Platt describes the procedure in more detail as follows : Strong inference consists of applying the following steps to a problem in science , formally and ...
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... give the ' mean deviation from the mean ' . But this simple measure turns out to have awkward mathe- matical ... gives rather a false impression at first sight , because we are not used to having to deal simultaneously with both an ...
... give the ' mean deviation from the mean ' . But this simple measure turns out to have awkward mathe- matical ... gives rather a false impression at first sight , because we are not used to having to deal simultaneously with both an ...
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