Understanding scientific reasoning
By: Ronald N. Giere, John Bickle, Robert F. Mauldin.
Contributors: Bickle, John.; Mauldin, Robert F.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy.; Reasoning.; Science -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-320) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why understand scientific reasoning?; title: Understanding and evaluating theoretical hypotheses; title: Historical episodes; title: Marginal science; title: Statistical models and probability; title: Evaluating statistical hypotheses; title: Casual models; title: Evaluating causal hypotheses; title: Models of decision making; title: Evaluating decisions.