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Philosophies, puzzles and paradoxes : a statistician's search for truth / Yudi Pawitan and Youngjo Lee.

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Pawitan, Yudi [author.]

Contributor(s):

Lee, Youngjo [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781003341659
1003341659
9781003849049
1003849040
9781003849032
1003849032

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophies, puzzles, and paradoxesLOC classification:

QA273.A35 P395 2024

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Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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