Such estimators may be used as part of a sensitivity analysis for plausible degrees of residual association.
Intuitively, the probability of a sentence S, P[S] = r, says that S is plausible to degree r, or that the rational degree of confidence (or belief) that S is true is r.
Every risk is real and plausible to some degree, but some are more likely – and could have more impact – than others.
Gayford piles on the evidence, making his case plausible to a degree (for instance, van Gogh had tried to do a painting on the theme of Gethsemane), but the effort begs the question of why van Gogh's hysterical self-blame took a gruesome turn when his friendship with Gauguin collapsed.
Moreover, even when we restrict our attention to true noninferentially justified beliefs, it seems plausible that the degree of justification or certainty can vary, and we need some way of accounting for this.
In modeling using scam an assessment of the unrestricted model effects is part of the model building process, as a decision must be made as to what degree plausible model effects could be forced by imposing restrictions.
However, it is plausible that the degree of change in the immune response might depend on the baseline value.
Although the latter quantity must be subject to variation, it is plausible that the degree of variation among microbes is small relative to that in G.
Thus, it is plausible that some degree of organizational imitation [ 29] have been at work during the spread of the MPC-concept among the municipalities.
It is plausible that the degree of polyploidy varies with environmental factors, such that when food is plentiful organisms attain a higher ploidy level and subsequently produce more offspring.
