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A counterexample to theorems of Cox and Fine

Conference ·
OSTI ID:430820
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  1. Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA (United States)

Cox`s well-known theorem justifying the use of probability is shown not to hold in finite domains. The counterexample also suggests that Cox`s assumptions are insufficient to prove the result even in infinite domains. The same counterexample is used to disprove a result of Fine on comparative conditional probability.

OSTI ID:
430820
Report Number(s):
CONF-960876--; CNN: Grant IRI-95-03109
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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