Logic of Statistical Inference

by Ian Hacking

Book Overview

This book is a philosophical study of the basic principles of statistical reasoning. Professor Hacking has sought to discover the simple principles which underlie modern work in mathematical statistics and to test them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences fort statisticians. The ideas of modern logic are used to analyse these principles, and results are presented without the use of unfamiliar symbolism. It begins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521290597
• ISBN13: 9780521290593
• Release Date: April 1976
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"