Statistics and the Scientific Method
Published 1 January 1985
David A. Freedman
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Regression models have not been so useful in the social sciences, and such models are contrasted with successful mathematical models in the natural sciences, including Kepler’s three laws of motion for the planets.
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Regression models have not been so useful in the social sciences. In an attempt to see why, such models are contrasted with successful mathematical models in the natural sciences, including Kepler's three laws of motion for the planets.
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MathematicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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