Subjectivity of Scientists and the Bayesian Approach
Subjectivity of Scientists and the Bayesian Approach
Press, S. James; Tanur, Judith M.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
04/2001
304
Dura
Inglês
9780471396857
15 a 20 dias
572
1. Introduction 1
2. Selecting the Scientists 17
3. Some Well Known Stories of Extreme Subjectivity 23
3.1 Introduction 23
3.2 Johannes Kepler 23
3.3 Gregor Mendel 26
3.4 Robert Millikan 34
3.5 Cyril Burt 37
3.6 Margaret Mead 43
4. Stories of Famous Scientists 49
4.1 Introduction 49
4.2 Aristotle 51
4.3 Galileo Galilei 60
4.4 William Harvey 71
4.5 Sir Isaac Newton 81
4.6 Antoine Lavoisier 95
4.7 Alexander von Humboldt 110
4.8 Michael Faraday 121
4.9 Charles Darwin 128
4.10 Louis Pasleur 143
4.11 Sigmund Freud 156
4.12 Marie Curie 166
4.13 Albert Einstein 177
4.14 Same Conjecrures About the Scientists 189
5. Subjectivity .in Science in Modern Times: The Bayesian Approach199
Appendix: References by Field of Application for Bayesian Statistical Science225
Bibliography 231
Subject Index 249
Name Index 267
1. Introduction 1
2. Selecting the Scientists 17
3. Some Well Known Stories of Extreme Subjectivity 23
3.1 Introduction 23
3.2 Johannes Kepler 23
3.3 Gregor Mendel 26
3.4 Robert Millikan 34
3.5 Cyril Burt 37
3.6 Margaret Mead 43
4. Stories of Famous Scientists 49
4.1 Introduction 49
4.2 Aristotle 51
4.3 Galileo Galilei 60
4.4 William Harvey 71
4.5 Sir Isaac Newton 81
4.6 Antoine Lavoisier 95
4.7 Alexander von Humboldt 110
4.8 Michael Faraday 121
4.9 Charles Darwin 128
4.10 Louis Pasleur 143
4.11 Sigmund Freud 156
4.12 Marie Curie 166
4.13 Albert Einstein 177
4.14 Same Conjecrures About the Scientists 189
5. Subjectivity .in Science in Modern Times: The Bayesian Approach199
Appendix: References by Field of Application for Bayesian Statistical Science225
Bibliography 231
Subject Index 249
Name Index 267