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There is a saying, attributed to Niels Bohr but apparently an old Danish proverb, that it is difficult to predict, especially the future. Therefore I will not engage in this extraordinarily difficult and involved task, but will restrict myself to illustrating some points which might be relevant.
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Kac, M., Rota, GC., Schwartz, J.T. (1992). Statistics. In: Discrete Thoughts. Modern Birkhäuser Classics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4775-9_4
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