Understanding scientific reasoning

Understanding scientific reasoning / Ronald N. Giere, John Bickle, Robert F. Mauldin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giere, Ronald N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2006.
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Science > Philosophy.
Reasoning.
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Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Why understand scientific reasoning?
  • Understanding and evaluating theoretical hypotheses
  • Historical episodes
  • Marginal science
  • Statistical models and probability
  • Evaluating statistical hypotheses
  • Casual models
  • Evaluating causal hypotheses
  • Models of decision making
  • Evaluating decisions.

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