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Scientific method in brief /
"The general principles of the scientific method, which are applicable across all of the sciences, are essential for perspective, productivity, and innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony, and hypothesis testing, as well as science's presu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Contents note continued: Science's worldview forum
- Justification of knowledge claims
- Review of functions
- Summary
- Study questions
- 6. Science's powers and limits
- Rather obvious limitations
- The sciences and worldviews
- Empirical method in the humanities
- Individual experience and worldviews
- Logical roles and diagnoses
- Review of boundaries
- Personal rewards from science
- Summary
- Study questions
- 7. Deductive logic
- Deduction and induction
- Historical perspective on deduction
- Propositional logic
- Predicate logic
- Arithmetic
- Common fallacies
- Summary
- Study questions
- 8. Probability
- Probability concepts
- Four requirements
- Probability axioms
- Bayes's theorem
- Probability distributions
- Permutations and combinations
- Probability fallacies
- Summary
- Study questions
- 9. Inductive logic and statistics
- Historical perspective on induction
- Bayesian inference
- Frequentist inference
- Bayesian decision.
- Contents note continued: Induction lost and regained
- Summary
- Study questions
- 10. Parsimony and efficiency
- Historical perspective on parsimony
- Preview of basic principles
- Curve fitting
- Crop yields
- Crime rates
- Explanation of accuracy gain
- Philosophical reflection
- Summary
- Study questions
- 11. Case studies
- Philosophy
- Electronic engineering
- Biochemistry and pharmacology
- Medicine
- Sociology
- Economics
- Law
- Discussion
- Study questions
- 12. Ethics and responsibilities
- Philosophical ethics
- Professional ethics
- Discussion
- Study questions
- 13. Science education
- Typical NOS concepts
- Better comprehension
- Greater adaptability
- Greater interest
- More realism
- Better researchers
- Better teachers
- Academic NOS concepts
- Summary
- Study questions
- 14. Conclusions
- Motion and rationality
- Summary of scientific method
- Exit questions.