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Peer reviewedWeissmann, V. E. – Information Processing and Management, 1986
The approach of J. D. Sneed is used to argue for a distinction between theoretical and nontheoretical (or empirical) entities. Attention is directed toward this approach as an important facility for looking at statistics and for constructing a framework for the correct use of statistical theory in information retrieval experiments. (MBR)
Descriptors: Experiments, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Mathematical Models
