Philosophies, puzzles and paradoxes : a statistician's search for truth /
Pawitan, Yudi,
Philosophies, puzzles and paradoxes : a statistician's search for truth / Yudi Pawitan and Youngjo Lee. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xxvii, 323 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Mathematics is focused on formal manipulation of abstract concepts, while statistics deals with real-world data and involves a higher degree of subjectivity due to the role of interpretation. Interpretation is shaped by context as well as the knowledge, biases, assumptions or preconceptions of the interpreter, leading to a variety of potential interpretations of concepts as well as results. This book thoroughly examines the distinct philosophical approaches to statistics--Bayesian, frequentist, and likelihood--arising from different interpretations of probability and uncertainty. These differences are highlighted through a variety of puzzles and paradoxes"--
9781003341659 1003341659 9781003849049 1003849040 9781003849032 1003849032
10.1201/9781003341659 doi
9781003341659 Taylor & Francis
2023039430
--Philosophy.
--Philosophy.
QA273.A35 / P395 2024
Philosophies, puzzles and paradoxes : a statistician's search for truth / Yudi Pawitan and Youngjo Lee. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xxvii, 323 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Mathematics is focused on formal manipulation of abstract concepts, while statistics deals with real-world data and involves a higher degree of subjectivity due to the role of interpretation. Interpretation is shaped by context as well as the knowledge, biases, assumptions or preconceptions of the interpreter, leading to a variety of potential interpretations of concepts as well as results. This book thoroughly examines the distinct philosophical approaches to statistics--Bayesian, frequentist, and likelihood--arising from different interpretations of probability and uncertainty. These differences are highlighted through a variety of puzzles and paradoxes"--
9781003341659 1003341659 9781003849049 1003849040 9781003849032 1003849032
10.1201/9781003341659 doi
9781003341659 Taylor & Francis
2023039430
--Philosophy.
--Philosophy.
QA273.A35 / P395 2024