A fundamental problem for almost all science is how to tell a fluke from a fact.
EVIDENCE ANALOG Heat flowing into a thermodynamic system (top) provides energy that can be converted to work. Temperature offers an absolute measure of the system’s energy. An analogous system (bottom) might provide a consistent way to measure strength of evidence provided by statistical data.
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