Logic of Statistical Inference - Couverture rigide

Hacking, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521051657 ISBN 13 : 9780521051651

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1965

Synopsis

Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a philosophical study of the basic principles of statistical reasoning. Professor Hacking has sought to discover the simple principles which underlie modern work in mathematical statistics and to test them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences fort statisticians. The ideas of modern logic are used to analyse these principles, and results are presented without the use of unfamiliar symbolism. It begins with a philosophical analysis of a few central concepts and then, using an elementary system of logic, develops most of the standard statistical theory. the analysis provides answers to many disputed questions about how to test statistical hypotheses and about how to estimate quantities in the light of statistical data. One product of the analysis is a sound and consistent rationale for R. A. Fisher's controversial concept of 'fiducial probability'.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ian Hacking is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of maths and metaphysics. His most recent publications include Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All? (Cambridge, 2014), Scientific Reason (2009) and Exercises in Analysis (Cambridge, 2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1965
• ISBN 10: 0521051657
• ISBN 13: 9780521051651
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 242