Philosophy of statistics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Prasanta S. Bandyopadhyay, Malcolm R. Forster
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| Titolo: |
Philosophy of statistics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Prasanta S. Bandyopadhyay, Malcolm R. Forster
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, U.K., : Elsevier, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1253 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 519 |
| 519.501 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Mathematical statistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BandyopadhyayPrasanta S
ForsterMalcolm R
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Probability & statistics -- pt. 2. Philosophical controversies about conditional probability -- pt. 3. Four paradigms of statistics -- pt. 4. The likelihood principle -- pt. 5. Recent advances in model selection -- pt. 6. Attempts to understand different aspects of 'randomness' -- pt. 7. Probabilistic and statistical paradoxes -- pt. 8. Statistics and inductive inference -- pt. 9. Various issues about causal inference -- pt. 10. Some philosophical issues concerning statistical learning theory -- pt. 11. Different approaches to simplicity related to inference and truth -- pt. 12. Special problems in statistics/computer science -- pt. 13. An application of statistics to climate change -- pt. 14. Historical approaches to probability/statistics. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 concerne |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Philosophy of statistics |
| ISBN: | 1-283-13396-2 |
| 9786613133960 | |
| 0-08-093096-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461403503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Handbook of the philosophy of science ; ; v. 7.