Ian Hacking creator Ian Hacking text xxu New York : Cambridge University Press , 2016 monographic eng

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xii, 215 pages ;24 cm. One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central concepts and questions surrounding statistical reasoning. He explores the basic principles of statistical reasoning and tests them, both at a philosophical level and in terms of their practical consequences for statisticians. Presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, and including a specially commissioned preface written by Jan-Willem Romeijn, illuminating its enduring importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Hacking's influential and original work has been revived for a new generation of readers. Long run frequencies -- The chance set-up -- Support -- The long run -- The law of likelihood -- Statistical tests -- Theories of testing -- Random sampling -- The fiducial argument -- Estimation -- Point estimation -- Bayes' theory -- The subjective theory. /Ian Hacking Mathematical statistics 519 HAC 9781316508145 SARAS Books ;2/31,Ansari Road,Darya Ganj,New Delhi-110002 181017 20181112142315.0