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The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (2018) 62 19-35
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.002
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I discuss the formal implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihood attributions in cosmology. I show that likelihood arguments in cosmology suffer from significant conceptual and formal problems that undermine their applicability in this context.

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McCoy, C. D. (2018). The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 62, 19–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.002

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