Probability, symmetry and frequency

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 36 (2):107-128 (1985)
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We consider the meaning of the assignment of probabilities to events implied by the kind of model regularly used by Statisticians. Traditional frequentist understandings are reviewed and rejected. It is argued that many statistical models may be justified purely on the basis of the symmetry properties enjoyed by the observables being modelled.

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