Pawitan, Yudi, <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003341659 1003341659 9781003849049 1003849040 9781003849032 1003849032 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1201/9781003341659  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>9781003341659  Taylor & Francis 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023039430 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>--Philosophy.<br/>--Philosophy.<br/><br/><br/>
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA273.A35  / P395 2024