The Myth of Statistical Inference /
This book proposes and explores the idea that the forced union of the aleatory and epistemic aspects of probability is a sterile hybrid, inspired and nourished for 300 years by a false hope of formalizing inductive reasoning, making uncertainty the object of precise calculation. Because this is not...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Synopsis, by way of autobiography
- 2. The philosophical and cultural context for the emergence of probability and statistical inference
- 3. Origin of the modern concept of probability
- 4. The classical theory of statistical inference
- 5. Nineteenth century developments in statistics
- 6.the frequency theory of probability
- 7. The fisher and neyman-pearson theories of statistical inference
- 8. Bayesian theories psychological research
- 9. Statistical inference in psychological and medical research
- 10. Recent work in probability and inference
- 11. Conclusions and the future of probability and statistical inference.