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About the proof of the so called exact classical confidence intervals. Where is the trick?

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2010-10-06 v2 History and Overview Probability Physics Education

Abstract

In this note I go through the `proof' of frequentistic confidence intervals and show what it logically implies concerning the value of a physical quantity given an experimental observation (nothing).

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@article{arxiv.physics/0605140,
  title  = {About the proof of the so called exact classical confidence intervals. Where is the trick?},
  author = {G. D'Agostini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0605140},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Based on a lectures to graduate students at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". Version 2 corrects a typo