Scientific reasoning: the Bayesian approach
Choice Reviews OnlinePublished 1 January 1990
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Abstract
This is an updated, revised and enlarged edition of Howson and Urbach's account of scientific method from the Bayesian standpoint. The book offers both an introduction to probability theory and a philosophical commentary on scientific inference. This new edition includes chapter exercises and extended material on topics such as regression analysis, distributions densities, randomisation and conditionalisation.
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