The Nature of Scientific Evidence

Statistical, Philosophical, and Empirical Considerations

Mark L. Taper, Subhash R. Lele

567 pages, parution le 15/11/2004

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An exploration of the statistical foundations of scientific inference, The Nature of Scientific Evidence asks what constitutes scientific evidence and whether scientific evidence can be quantified statistically. Mark Taper, Subhash Lele, and an esteemed group of contributors explore the relationships among hypotheses, models, data, and inference on which scientific progress rests in an attempt to develop a new quantitative framework for evidence. Informed by interdisciplinary discussions among scientists, philosophers, and statisticians, they propose a new "evidential" approach, which may be more in keeping with the scientific method. The Nature of Scientific Evidence persuasively argues that all scientists should care more about the fine points of statistical philosophy because therein lies the connection between theory and data.

Though the book uses ecology as an exemplary science, the interdisciplinary evaluation of the use of statistics in empirical research will be of interest to any reader engaged in the quantification and evaluation of data.

L'auteur - Mark L. Taper

Mark L. Taper is an associate professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University.

L'auteur - Subhash R. Lele

Subhash R. Lele is a professor in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta.

Sommaire

Scientific Process
Logics of Evidence
Realities of Nature
Science, Opinion, and Evidence
Models, Realities, and Evidence
Conclusion

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Éditeur(s)	The University of Chicago Press
Auteur(s)	Mark L. Taper, Subhash R. Lele
Parution	15/11/2004
Nb. de pages	567
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	780g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780226789576
ISBN13	978-0-226-78957-6