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Contribution to the Mathematical Biophysics of Error Elimination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Herbert D. Landahl
Herbert D. Landahl*
Affiliation:
The University of Chicago
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Abstract

The theory of error elimination developed by N. Rashevsky is extended and generalized. Theoretical conclusions obtained are compared with the experimental data available.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , September 1938 , pp. 169 - 180
Copyright
Copyright © 1938 Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This investigation has been made possible by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to the University of Chicago.

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