Defense of the scientific hypothesis : from reproducibility crisis to big data / Bradley E. Alger, P...
Defense of the scientific hypothesis : from reproducibility crisis to big data / Bradley E. Alger, P...
Defense of the scientific hypothesis : from reproducibility crisis to big data / Bradley E. Alger, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology, Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/0194
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English
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xxvi, 416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Philosophical background matters -- The scientific hypothesis today -- Critical rationalism: common questions asked and answered -- Kinds of science -- Statistics and statistical hypotheses -- Bayesian basics and the scientific hypothesis -- The reproducibility crisis -- Advantages of the hypothesis...
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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New York (State)
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[2020]
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Defense of Scientific Hypothesis: From Reproducibility Crisis to Big Data sets out to explain and defend the scientific hypothesis. Alger's mission is to counteract the misinformation and misunderstanding about the hypothesis that even seasoned scientists have concerning its nature and place in modern science. Most biological scientists receive lit...
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Defense of the scientific hypothesis : from reproducibility crisis to big data / Bradley E. Alger, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology, Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/0194
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74VKaw3NL7Al
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaw3NL7Al
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0190881488
9780190881481 (hardback)
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501
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991024283305002626
