Error and the growth of experimental knowledge
By: Deborah G. Mayo.
Series: Science and its conceptual foundations
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
Subjects: Error analysis (Mathematics); Bayesian statistical decision theory.; Science -- Philosophy.
Description: This text provides a critique of the subjective Bayesian view of statistical inference, and proposes the author's own error-statistical approach as an alternative framework for the epistemology of experiment. It seeks to address the needs of researchers who work with statistical analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-480) and index.