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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Philosophy of statistics [Texte électronique] / edited by Prasanta S. Bandyopadhyay, Malcolm R. Forster
Publication : Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/North-Holland, 2011
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Handbook of philosophy of science ; v. 7
Note(s) : Bibliogr
Statisticians and philosophers of science have many common interests but restricted
communication with each other. This volume aims to remedy these shortcomings. It provides
state-of-the-art research in the area of Philosophy of Statistics by encouraging numerous
experts to communicate with one another without feeling "restricted" by their disciplines
or thinking "piecemeal" in their treatment of issues. A second goal of this book is
to present work in the field without bias toward any particular statistical paradigm.
Broadly speaking, the essays in this Handbook are concerned with problems of induction,
statistics and probability. For centuries, foundational problems like induction have
been among philosophers' favorite topics; recently, however, non-philosophers have
increasingly taken a keen interest in these issues. This volume accordingly contains
papers by both philosophers and non-philosophers, including scholars from nine academic
disciplines. Provides a bridge between philosophy and current scientific findings
Covers theory and applications Encourages multi-disciplinary dialogue.--[Source inconnue]
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta S.. Fonction indéterminée
Forster, Malcolm R.. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Statistique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780444518620
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44646671h
Notice n° :
FRBNF44646671
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Table des matières : Probability & statistics ; Philosophical controversies about conditional probability
; Four paradigns of statistics ; Likelihood principle ; Recent advances in model
selection ; Attempts to understand different aspects of "randomness" ; Probabilistics
and statistical paradoxes ; Statistics and inductive inference ; Various issues
about causal inference ; Some philosophical issues concerning statistical learning
theory ; Different approaches to simplicity related to inference and truth ; Special
problems in statistics/computer science ; An application of statistics to climate
change ; Historical approaches to probability/statistics.