| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 416 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part I. Fundamentals -- Philosophical Background Matters -- The Scientific Hypothesis Today -- Critical Rationalism -- Kinds of Science -- Statistics and Statistical Hypotheses -- Bayesian Basics and the Scientific Hypothesis -- The Reproducibility Crisis -- Advantages of the Hypothesis -- What Scientists Think About Scientific Thinking -- Part II. Opposition and Cognitive Concerns -- Opponents of the Hypothesis -- Automatic Thinking -- Thinking Rationally About Heuristics and Biases -- Part III. Present Policies and the Future -- The Hypothesis in Science Education -- How to Improve Your Own Scientific Thinking -- The Future of the Hypothesis |
| Summary |
This volume argues that the scientific hypothesis is the key to understanding what science is about, and explains its importance for scientists and non-scientists alike. Most scientists, like the general public, receive only cursory formal instruction about the scientific hypothesis. Since we all constantly assess what's going on around us, we continually formulate and test hypotheses, consciously and unconsciously. The book distinguishes scientific from statistical hypotheses, analyzes the benefits of hypotheses and hypothesis testing, sorts out sciences that do not require hypotheses, discusses educational and social policies relating to the hypothesis, and offers advice on recognizing and formulating hypotheses |
| Notes |
Previously issued in print: 2019 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed April 20, 2021) |
| Subject |
Science -- Methodology.
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Science -- Methodology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190093761 |
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0190093765 |
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