Hypothesis-based weight of evidence: A tool for evaluating and communicating uncertainties and inconsistencies in the large body of evidence in proposing a carcinogenic mode of action—naphthalene as an example

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Summary

The goal for the use of the term “weight of evidence” (WoE) is broad in that the relative degrees of credence that should be placed in alternative possible interpretations of the naphthalene data and hypothesized carcinogenic modes of action are expressed in a way that shows how such credence is tied to specific scientific interpretations, considering consistencies, inconsistencies, and contradictions within the data set.

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review
Published
2010-08-20
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Keywords

Credence, Action (physics), Scientific evidence, Human health, Set (abstract data type)

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