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Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics
William Briggs
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Description for Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics
Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 21 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PBB; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 272 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
This book presents a philosophical approach to probability and probabilistic thinking, considering the underpinnings of probabilistic reasoning and modeling, which effectively underlie everything in data science. The ultimate goal is to call into question many standard tenets and lay the philosophical and probabilistic groundwork and infrastructure for statistical modeling. It is the first book devoted to the philosophy of data aimed at working scientists and calls for a new consideration in the practice of probability and statistics to eliminate what has been referred to as the Cult of Statistical Significance. The book explains ... Read more
This book presents a philosophical approach to probability and probabilistic thinking, considering the underpinnings of probabilistic reasoning and modeling, which effectively underlie everything in data science. The ultimate goal is to call into question many standard tenets and lay the philosophical and probabilistic groundwork and infrastructure for statistical modeling. It is the first book devoted to the philosophy of data aimed at working scientists and calls for a new consideration in the practice of probability and statistics to eliminate what has been referred to as the Cult of Statistical Significance. The book explains ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319397559
SKU
V9783319397559
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Ref
99-15
About William Briggs
William M. Briggs, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Statistics at Cornell University. Having earned both his PhD in Statistics and MSc in Atmospheric Physics from Cornell University, he served as the editor of the American Meteorological Society journal and has published over 60 papers. He studies the philosophy of science, the use and misuses of uncertainty - from ... Read more
Reviews for Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics
Briggs, an adjunct professor of statistics at Cornell University, cautions his readers to carefully examine the uncertain reliability of such conclusions when these tools are used. His challenging premises are thoroughly supported by philosophical explanations as to why these traditional approaches need to be questioned. ... Briggs provides fully fleshed out reasoning, impressive support, precisely worded insight, and graphical illustrations, ... Read more