An invariant form for the prior probability in estimation problems

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DOI10.1098/rspa.1946.0056zbMath0063.03050OpenAlexW2006681603WikidataQ55892976 ScholiaQ55892976MaRDI QIDQ5843783

H. Jeffreys

Publication date: 1946

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1946.0056



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