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Philosophy of probability and statistical modelling / Mauricio Suarez.
LIBRA QA273.A35 S83 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suárez, Mauricio, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Probabilities--Philosophy.
- Probabilities.
- Statistics--Philosophy.
- Statistics.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 66 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambride University Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Archaeology of Probability
- 2. The Classical Interpretation: Equipossibility
- 3. The Logical Interpretation: Indifference
- 4. The Subjective Interpretation: Credence
- 5. The Reality of Chance: Empiricism and Pragmatism
- 6. The Frequency Interpretation: Actual and Hypothetical Frequencies
- 7. The Propensity Interpretation: Single Case and Long Run
- 8. Interpreting and Applying Objective Probability
- 9. The Explanatory Argument and Ontology
- 10. Metaphysical Pluralism: The Tripartite Conception
- 11. Methodological Pragmatism: The Complex Nexus of Chance
- 12. Two Types of Statistical Modelling
- 13. Towards a Methodology of Chance Explanation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Beth & Matthew Mezvinsky Collection Fund for Modern Philosophy.
- ISBN:
- 9781108984942
- 1108984940
- OCLC:
- 1198559078
- Publisher Number:
- 99986150431
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