The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements
Helgeson, C.
(2013).
The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements.
Philosophy of Science,
80(5), 721-732.
https://doi.org/10.1086/673924
(2013).
The confirmational significance of agreeing measurements.
Philosophy of Science,
80(5), 721-732.
https://doi.org/10.1086/673924
Agreement between \independent" measurements of a theoretically posited quantity is intuitively compelling evidence that a theory is, loosely speaking, on the right track. But exactly what conclusion is warranted by such agreement? I propose a new account of the phenomenon's epistemic significance within the framework of Bayesian epistemology. I contrast my proposal with the standard Bayesian treatment, which lumps the phenomenon under the heading of \evidential diversity."