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In the Late Afternoon

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The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling

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Modesty, together with an awareness of the quizzical reader, inclines me to write an article less autobiographical than has generously been invited. However, it is true, I realize, that the autobiographical form serves well as a thread upon which to string one’s thoughts, observations and prejudices.

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  1. Statistics Program Department of Mathematics, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    J. Gani

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Whittle, P. (1986). In the Late Afternoon. In: Gani, J. (eds) The Craft of Probabilistic Modelling. Applied Probability, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8631-5_12

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