Logic of Statistical Inference

Hacking, Ian

ISBN 10: 1316508145 / ISBN 13: 9781316508145

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Logic of Statistical Inference

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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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.

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.