The subjectivity of scientists and the Bayesian approach / S. James Press, Judith M. Tanur ; illustrated by Rachel D. Tanur.

Author/creator Press, S. James
Other author Tanur, Judith M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Wiley, ©2001.
Descriptionx, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of Contents
Subjects

SeriesWiley series in probability and statistics. Texts, references, and pocketbooks section
Wiley series in probability and statistics. Texts, references, and pocketbooks section. ^A534230
Contents Selecting the scientists -- Some well-known stories of extreme subjectivity. Introduction ; Johannes Kepler ; Gregor Mendel ; Robert Millikan ; Cyril Burt ; Margaret Mead -- Stories of famous scientists. Introduction ; Aristotle ; Galileo Galilei ; William Harvey ; Sir Isaac Newton ; Antoine Lavoisier ; Alexander von Humboldt ; Michael Faraday ; Charles Darwin ; Louis Pasteur ; Sigmund Freud ; Marie Curie ; Albert Einstein ; Some conjectures about the scientists -- Subjectivity in science in modern times: the Bayesian approach.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-247) and indexes.
LCCN 00043921
ISBN0471396850 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks Q180.55.M4 P73 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold