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Quantum measurements, stochastic networks, the uncertainty principle, and not so strange "weak values"

The outcomes of a series of measurements, made on a quantum system, form a sequence of random events which occur in a particular order. The system, together with a meter or meters, can be seen as following the paths of a stochastic network connecting all possible outcomes. The paths are shaped from the virtual paths of the system, and the corresponding probabilities are determined by the measuring devices employed. If the measurements are highly accurate, the virtual paths become "real", and the mean values of a quantity (a functional) is directly related to the frequencies with which the paths are travelled. If the measurements are highly inaccurate, the mean (weak) values are expressed in terms of the relative probabilities amplitudes. For pre- and post-selected systems they are bound to take arbitrary values, depending on the chosen transition. This is a direct consequence of the uncertainty principle, which forbids one to distinguish between interfering alternatives, while leaving the interference between them intact.