Better understanding of ‘don’t confuse absence of evidence with evidence of absence’
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Absence of Evidence and Evidence of Absence
―Absence of evidence isn’t evidence of absence‖ is a slogan that is popular among scientists and nonscientists alike. This paper assesses its truth by using a probabilistic tool, the Law of Likelihood. Qualitative questions (―Is E evidence about H?‖) and quantitative questions (―How much evidence does E provide about H?‖) are both considered. The paper discusses the example of fossil intermedia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2675-021X
DOI: 10.17267/2675-021xevidence.v1i2.2348