A NOTE ON INDUCTIVE PROBABILITY

Authors
NAMBIAR KK
Citation
Kk. Nambiar, A NOTE ON INDUCTIVE PROBABILITY, Applied mathematics letters, 7(4), 1994, pp. 41-43
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Applied mathematics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
08939659
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
41 - 43
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-9659(1994)7:4<41:ANOIP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Probabilistic induction allows us to conclude that the probability of a hypothesis being true increases when evidence in favor of the hypoth esis occur. A claim made by Karl Popper and David Miller that probabil istic induction is impossible is shown to be untenable, using an examp le.