The subjectivity of scientists and the Bayesian approach [electronic resource] / S. James Press, Judith M. Tanur ; illustrated by Rachel D. Tanur.
Comparing and contrasting the reality of subjectivity in the work of history's great scientists and the modern Bayesian approach to statistical analysisScientists and researchers are taught to analyze their data from an objective point of view, allowing the data to speak for themselves rather t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Wiley series in probability and statistics. Texts, references, and pocketbooks section.
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| Summary: | Comparing and contrasting the reality of subjectivity in the work of history's great scientists and the modern Bayesian approach to statistical analysisScientists and researchers are taught to analyze their data from an objective point of view, allowing the data to speak for themselves rather than assigning them meaning based on expectations or opinions. But scientists have never behaved fully objectively. Throughout history, some of our greatest scientific minds have relied on intuition, hunches, and personal beliefs to make sense of empirical data-and these subjective influences have oft. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781118150634 1118150635 9781118150627 1118150627 1283446103 9781283446105 9786613446107 6613446106 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |