Statistics: Truth, Ontology, Approximation, Honesty and Indoctrination

Authors

  • Laurie Davies University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.1973-2201/22076

Abstract

This additional material was presented by the author during the discussion meeting on the paper by Duembgen and Davies (2024), held on October 24, 2024, at the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna.

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2025-11-25

How to Cite

Davies, L. (2024). Statistics: Truth, Ontology, Approximation, Honesty and Indoctrination. Statistica, 84(2), 83–92. https://doi.org/10.60923/issn.1973-2201/22076