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“Almost all thinking people agree that you should not have probability 1 (or 0) for any event, other than one demonstrable by logic, like 2 x 2 = 4.”

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Dennis Lindley

Dennis Lindley was an outstanding statistician known for his contributions to Bayesian statistics and decision theory. He began his academic career in the late 1940s and held teaching positions at several academic institutions. Lindley's work has had a profound impact on the development of modern statistics. more

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