{"product_id":"9780792324607","title":"Synthese Library: A Study in Inductive Probability, Bayesian Statistics, and Verisimilitude","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSynthese Library: A Study in Inductive Probability, Bayesian Statistics, and Verisimilitude\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFesta, R.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book deals with a basic problem arising within the Bayesian approach 1 to scientific methodology, namely the choice of prior probabilities. The problem will be considered with special reference to some inference methods used within Bayesian statistics (BS) and the so-called theory of inductive 2 probabilities (T\/P). In this study an important role will be played by the assumption - defended by Sir Karl Popper and the supporters of the current verisimilitude theory (VT) - that the cognitive goal of science is the achievement of a high degree of truthlikeness or verisimilitude. A more detailed outline of the issues and objectives of the book is given in Section 1. In Section 2 the historical background of the Bayesian approach and the verisimilitude theory is briefly illustrated. In Section 3, the methods used in TIP and BS for making multinomial inference~ are considered and some conceptual relationships between TIP and BS are pointed out. In Section 4 the main lines of a new approach to the problem of the choice of prior probabilities are illustrated. Lastly, in Section 5 \u0026gt;the structure of the book is described and a first explanation of some technical terms is provided.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792324607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8131-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 194\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416681996428,"sku":"9780792324607","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792324607.jpg?v=1771508642","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792324607","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}