Bayesians Versus Frequentists: A Philosophical Debate On Statistical Reasoning (springerbriefs In Statistics)
by Jordi Vallverdú /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book analyzes the origins of statistical thinking as well as
its related philosophical questions, such as causality,
determinism or chance. Bayesian and frequentist approaches are
subjected to a historical, cognitive and epistemological
analysis, making it possible to not only compare the two
competing theories, but to also find a potential solution. The
work pursues a naturalistic approach, proceeding from the
existence of numerosity in natural environments to the existence
of contemporary formulas and methodologies to heuristic
pragmatism, a concept introduced in the book’s final section.
This monograph will be of interest to philosophers and historians
of science and students in related fields. Despite the
mathematical nature of the topic, no statistical background is
required, making the book a valuable read for anyone interested
in the history of statistics and human cognition.
This book analyzes the origins of statistical thinking as well as
its related philosophical questions, such as causality,
determinism or chance. Bayesian and frequentist approaches are
subjected to a historical, cognitive and epistemological
analysis, making it possible to not only compare the two
competing theories, but to also find a potential solution. The
work pursues a naturalistic approach, proceeding from the
existence of numerosity in natural environments to the existence
of contemporary formulas and methodologies to heuristic
pragmatism, a concept introduced in the book’s final section.
This monograph will be of interest to philosophers and historians
of science and students in related fields. Despite the
mathematical nature of the topic, no statistical background is
required, making the book a valuable read for anyone interested
in the history of statistics and human cognition.
