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Understanding psychology as a science : an introduction to scientific and statistical inference / Zoltan Dienes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dienes, Zoltan, 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology--Philosophy.
- Psychology.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Philosophy.
- Statistics as Topic.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology.
- Philosophy.
- Science.
- Statistics as Topic.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 170 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Summary:
- An accessible and illuminating exploration of the conceptual basisof scientific and statistical inference and the practical impact this has on conducting psychological research. The book encourages a critical discussion of the different approaches and looks at some of the most important thinkers and their influence. -- from publisher description.
- Contents:
- Karl Popper and demarcation
- Kuhn and Lakatos : paradigms and programmes
- Neyman Pearson and hypothesis testing
- Bayes and the probability of hypotheses
- Fisher and the likelihood : the Royall Road to evidence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Dienes, Zoltan, 1963- Understanding psychology as a science.
- ISBN:
- 9780230542310
- 0230542301
- 9780230542303
- 023054231X
- OCLC:
- 182663275
- Publisher Number:
- 99984977773
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