Sense And Nonsense Of Statistical Inference
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Author | : Charmont Wang |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2020-07-24 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1000148122 |
This volume focuses on the abuse of statistical inference in scientific and statistical literature, as well as in a variety of other sources, presenting examples of misused statistics to show that many scientists and statisticians are unaware of, or unwilling to challenge the chaotic state of statistical practices.;The book: provides examples of ubiquitous statistical tests taken from the biomedical and behavioural sciences, economics and the statistical literature; discusses conflicting views of randomization, emphasizing certain aspects of induction and epistemology; reveals fallacious practices in statistical causal inference, stressing the misuse of regression models and time-series analysis as instant formulas to draw causal relationships; treats constructive uses of statistics, such as a modern version of Fisher's puzzle, Bayesian analysis, Shewhart control chart, descriptive statistics, chi-square test, nonlinear modeling, spectral estimation and Markov processes in quality control.
Author | : Joaquim P. Marques de Sá |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2007-05-28 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 3540719725 |
Intended for anyone needing to apply statistical analysis to a large variety of science and engineering problems, this book shows how to use SPSS, MATLAB, STATISTICA and R for data description, statistical inference, classification and regression, factor analysis, survival data and directional statistics. The 2nd edition includes the R language, a new section on bootstrap estimation methods and an improved treatment of tree classifiers, plus additional examples and exercises.
Author | : C.C. Gaither |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2018-11-26 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1420050885 |
Statistically Speaking is a book of quotations. It brings together the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the disciplines of probability and statistics. The book is an aid for the individual who loves to quote – and to quote correctly.
Author | : Barbara Maier |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2010-11-03 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9048188679 |
This book challenges the unchallenged methods in medicine, such as "evidence-based medicine," which claim to be, but often are not, scientific. It completes medical care by adding the comprehensive humanistic perspectives and philosophy of medicine. No specific or absolute recommendations are given regarding medical treatment, moral approaches, or legal advice. Given rather is discussion about each issue involved and the strongest arguments indicated. Each argument is subject to further critical analysis. This is the same position as with any philosophical, medical or scientific view. The argument that decision-making in medicine is inadequate unless grounded on a philosophy of medicine is not meant to include all of philosophy and every philosopher. On the contrary, it includes only sound, practical and humanistic philosophy and philosophers who are creative and critical thinkers and who have concerned themselves with the topics relevant to medicine. These would be those philosophers who engage in practical philosophy, such as the pragmatists, humanists, naturalists, and ordinary-language philosophers. A new definition of our own philosophy of life emerges and it is necessary to have one. Good lifestyle no longer means just abstaining from cigarettes, alcohol and getting exercise. It also means living a holistic life, which includes all of one's thinking, personality and actions. This book also includes new ways of thinking. In this regard the "Metaphorical Method" is explained, used, and exemplified in depth, for example in the chapters on care, egoism and altruism, letting die, etc.
Author | : Molly Treadway Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Courts |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Shoutir Kishore Chatterjee |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780198525318 |
In this unique monograph, based on years of extensive work, Chatterjee presents the historical evolution of statistical thought from the perspective of various approaches to statistical induction. Developments in statistical concepts and theories are discussed alongside philosophical ideas on the ways we learn from experience.
Author | : Carl C. Gaither |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 2800 |
Release | : 2012-01-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1461411130 |
This unprecedented collection of 27,000 quotations is the most comprehensive and carefully researched of its kind, covering all fields of science and mathematics. With this vast compendium you can readily conceptualize and embrace the written images of scientists, laymen, politicians, novelists, playwrights, and poets about humankind's scientific achievements. Approximately 9000 high-quality entries have been added to this new edition to provide a rich selection of quotations for the student, the educator, and the scientist who would like to introduce a presentation with a relevant quotation that provides perspective and historical background on his subject. Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations, Second Edition, provides the finest reference source of science quotations for all audiences. The new edition adds greater depth to the number of quotations in the various thematic arrangements and also provides new thematic categories.
Author | : Herbert Spirer |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 1998-07-16 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1482270072 |
"Revised and updated edition of a standard in the field. Alerts readers to the problems, inherent in statistical practice-illustrating the types of misused statistics with well-documented, real-world examples, nearly half new to this edition, drawn from a wide range of areas, including the media, public policy, polls and surveys, political election
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9241545186 |
This book provides a selection of 23 lesson and seminar outlines designed to encourage the teaching of health statistics. It concentrates on a core of statistical knowledge judged important for all categories of health trainees, including medical students. Emphasis is placed on statistical principles and methods that can help health personnel make rational decisions concerning the management of individual patients or the monitoring of health systems. Topics represent an internationally applicable basic curriculum that reflects technological developments in data handling and information communication. Lessons and seminars are presented in sections related to: (1) statistical principles and methods; (2) health statistics; and (3) statistics in medicine. Attachments (annexes) contain supplementary data sets, statistical tables, and a chart of random numbers. (SLD)
Author | : George M. Frankfurter |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 2018-01-18 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1351744550 |
This title was first published in 2002: From Individualism to the Individual treats finance as a social and cultural process, exploring the unseen side of academic discourse and the many obstacles the deeply entrenched elite puts in the way of alternative thinking. Opening with a detailed discussion of the role of ideology in the perpetuation of the limited methodological bias of the profession toward markets, the book then examines the more specific effects of such ideological limitations on theoretical and empirical research in finance. The authors develop alternative ways to examine finance both as a profession and as a field of inquiry. This book will be of particular value to researchers and practitioners working in finance, as well as those in other social science disciplines whose research relates to finance, culture and society.