Logic of Statistical Inference (Cambridge Philosophy Classics) - Softcover

Hacking, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1316508145 ISBN 13: 9781316508145

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central concepts and questions surrounding statistical reasoning. He explores the basic principles of statistical reasoning and tests them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences for statisticians. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Jan-Willem Romeijn, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Hacking's influential and original work has been revived for a new generation of readers.

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Book Description

This book showcases Ian Hacking's early ideas on the central issues surrounding statistical reasoning. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and with a specially commissioned new preface, this influential work is now available for a new generation of readers in statistics, philosophy of science and philosophy of maths.

About the Author

Ian Hacking is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of maths and metaphysics. His most recent publications include Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All? (Cambridge, 2014), Scientific Reason (2009) and Exercises in Analysis (Cambridge, 2009).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1316508145
• ISBN 13: 9781316508145
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 226