PLAUSIBILITY
Charles François (2004). PLAUSIBILITY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2568.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2568 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
- “…a speaker's degree of belief or confidence in a statement, given the available evidence” (W.H. JEFFERYS & J.O. BERGER, 1992, p.66)
Plausibility is a subjective evaluation, not a statistical one. When this latter cannot be obtained because no experimental trials are possible, the Bayesian concept of probability is useful, as for example in forecasting or for evaluation of non-verifiable hypothesis.