Recipes for science : an introduction to scientific reasoning /: an introduction to scientific reasoning. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cory Wright, Matteo Colombo, Angela M. Potochnik.
• Authors: Wright, Cory; Colombo, Matteo; Potochnik, Angela
• Contents: Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Science and Your Everyday Life Chapter 1: What is Science? §1.1 The Importance of Science §1.2 Defining Science §1.3 Recipes for Science Chapter 2: Experiments and Studies §2.1 Experiment: Connecting Hypotheses to Observations §2.2 The Perfectly Controlled Experiment §2.3 Experimental and Non-Experimental Methods Chapter 3: Models and Modeling §3.1 Models in Science §3.2 Varieties of Models §3.3 Learning from Models Chapter 4: Patterns of Inference §4.1 Deductive Reasoning §4.2 Deductive Reasoning in Hypothesis-Testing §4.3 Inductive and Abductive Reasoning Chapter 5: Statistics and Probability §5.1 The Roles of Statistics and Probability §5.2 Basic Probability Theory §5.3 Descriptive Statistics Chapter 6: Statistical Inference §6.1 Generalizing from Descriptive Statistics §6.2 Using Statistics to Test Hypotheses §6.3 A Different Approach to Statistical Inference Chapter 7: Causal Reasoning §7.1 What is Causation? §7.2 Testing Causal Hypotheses §7.3 Causal Modeling Chapter 8: Explanations, Theories, and Values §8.1 Understanding the world §8.2 Theories and Theory Change §8.3 Science, Society, and Values Glossary References Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 501; Science -- Philosophy; Reasoning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317416449; 9781317416456; 9781317416432; 9781315686875
• Related ISBNs: 9781138920736
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