2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/38402This paper is meant as a contribution to the often debated subject of how to combine data which appear to be in mutual disagreement. As a practical example, the epsilon-prime/epsilon determinations have been considered.20 pages, 12 figures. This paper and related work are also available at http://www-zeus.roma1.infn.it/~agostini/prob+stat.htmlHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentAstrophysicsCondensed MatterHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyNuclear ExperimentData Analysis, Statistics and Probabilitytext