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1920–2003 United States

Paul Everett Meehl (3 January 1920—14 February 2003) was an American psychology professor. Known for his work on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, statistical vs. clinical prediction, and philosophy of science.

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Also known as: Paul Meehl

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a theory that has seven facts for it and three facts against it is not in good shape, and it would not be considered so in any developed science.

Theoretical Risks and Tabular Asterisks: Sir Karl, Sir Ronald, and the Slow Progress of Soft Psychology (1978)

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