Elements of Scientific Inquiry
| Author/creator | Martin, Eric Author |
| Other author | Osherson, Daniel N. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : MIT Press |
| Description | 284 p. 09.000 x 06.100 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation One influential view of science focuses on the credibility that scientists attach toalternative theories and on the evolution of these credibilities under the impact of data.Interpreting credibility as probability leads to the Bayesian analysis of inquiry, which has helpedus to understand diverse aspects of scientific practice. Eric Martin and Daniel N. Osherson take astheir starting point a different set of intuitions about the variables to be retained in a model ofinquiry. They present a theory of inductive logic that is built from the tools of logic and modeltheory. Their aim is to extend the mathematics of Formal Learning Theory to a more general settingand to provide a more accurate image of empirical inquiry. In particular, their theory integratesrecent ideas in the theory of rational belief change. The formal results of their study illuminateaspects of scientific inquiry that are not covered by the Bayesian approach.Exercises appearthroughout the text; solutions are provided in an appendix. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780262513814 |
| ISBN | 0262513811 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780262513814 |
| Stock number | 0262513811 00015994 |
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