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A note on the use of the word 'likelihood' in statistics and meteorology

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We highlight the different uses of the word 'likelihood' that have arisen in statistics and meteorology, and make the recommendation that one of these uses should be dropped to prevent confusion and misunderstanding.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0310020,
  title  = {A note on the use of the word 'likelihood' in statistics and meteorology},
  author = {Stephen Jewson and Anders Brix and Christine Ziehmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0310020},
  year   = {2007}
}