Statistics in Science: The Foundations of Statistical Methods in Biology, Physics and Economics by R. Cooke
Statistics in Science: The Foundations of Statistical Methods in Biology, Physics and Economics (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science) by R. Cooke
English | 1990 | ISBN: 9401067651 | 192 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | 1990 | ISBN: 9401067651 | 192 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
An inference may be defined as a passage of thought according to some method. In the theory of knowledge it is customary to distinguish deductive and non-deductive inferences. Deductive inferences are truth preserving, that is, the truth of the premises is preserved in the con clusion. As a result, the conclusion of a deductive inference is already 'contained' in the premises, although we may not know this fact until the inference is performed. Standard examples of deductive inferences are taken from logic and mathematics. Non-deductive inferences need not preserve truth, that is, 'thought may pass' from true premises to false conclusions.