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A Note on Combining Probabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

C. J. Adcock
C. J. Adcock*
Affiliation:
Victoria University of Wellington
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Abstract

The weakness in the usual application of the Fisher method of combining probabilities is pointed out and a supplementary method is suggested.

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Psychometrika , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , September 1960 , pp. 303 - 305
Copyright
Copyright © 1960 The Psychometric Society

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