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1984 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Probability and Randomness
verfasst von : R. B. G. Williams
Erschienen in: Introduction to Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists
Verlag: Macmillan Education UK
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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Most scientists are deterministic in their outlook. They proceed on the assumption that events have causes, and are not spontaneous. Given full knowledge of the causes, all events supposedly are entirely predictable. However, owing to ignorance of the causes, which may be very complicated, scientists often find themselves unable to predict events with certainty. In place of a statement of certainty they generally can offer only a statement of probability.