The subjectivity of scientists and the Bayesian approach /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
S. James Press, Judith M. Tanur ; illustrated by Rachel D. Tanur
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2001
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 274 p. :
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ill. ;
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25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Wiley series in probability and statistics.
Name of a Part
Texts, references, and pocketbooks section
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-247) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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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