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Olsson’s account includes the following measure (where S is any information set):

\mathcal{C}_{O}(S)=_{df}\dfrac{Pr(\bigwedge S)}{Pr(\bigvee S)}

\mathcal{C}_O is a straightforward measure of the relative overlap amongst the n propositions in an n-membered information set (recall that “relative overlap” refers to the amount of the total probability mass assigned to n propositions that lies in their intersection).

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One Response to “Latex in Posts”

  1. As such, \mathcal{C}_O is a generalization of logical equivalence; \mathcal{C}_O takes its maximal value 1 whenever S=\{ R_1,R_2,...,R_n\} is made up entirely of logically equivalent propositions:

    \mathcal{C}_{O}(S)=\dfrac{Pr(R_1\wedge R_2\wedge...\wedge R_n)}{Pr(R_1\vee R_2\vee...\vee R_n)}=\dfrac{Pr(R_i)}{Pr(R_i)}=1

    and \mathcal{C}_O takes its minimal value 0 whenever S=\{ R_1,R_2,...,R_n\} is unsatisfiable:
    \mathcal{C}_{O}(S)=\dfrac{Pr(R_1\wedge R_2\wedge...\wedge R_n)}{Pr(R_1\vee R_2\vee...\vee R_n)}=\dfrac{0}{Pr(R_1\vee R_2\vee...\vee R_n)}=0

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