A Modification to Evidential Probability
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Selecting the right reference class and the right interval when faced with conflicting candidates and no possibility of establish ing subset style dominance has been a prob lem for Kyburg's Evidential Probability sys tem. Various methods have been proposed by Loui and Kyburg to solve this problem in a way that is both intuitively appealing and justifiable within Kyburg's framework. The scheme proposed in this paper leads to stronger statistical assertions without sacri ficing too much of the intuitive appeal of Ky burg's latest proposal. 1 Overview of the Problem
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