Logic of statistical inference
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Logic of statistical inference
(Cambridge philosophy classics)
Cambridge University Press, 2016
- : pbk
- : hardback
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Originally published: 1965
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central concepts and questions surrounding statistical reasoning. He explores the basic principles of statistical reasoning and tests them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences for statisticians. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Jan-Willem Romeijn, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Hacking's influential and original work has been revived for a new generation of readers.
Table of Contents
- Preface to this edition Jan-Willem Romeijn
- 1. Long run frequencies
- 2. The chance set-up
- 3. Support
- 4. The long run
- 5. The law of likelihood
- 6. Statistical tests
- 7. Theories of testing
- 8. Random sampling
- 9. The fiducial argument
- 10. Estimation
- 11. Point estimation
- 12. Bayes' theory
- 13. The subjective theory.
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