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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10047157936X
ISBN-139780471579366
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038303660
Product Key Features
Number of Pages568 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEvidential Foundations of Probabilistic Reasoning
SubjectEpistemology, Probability & Statistics / General, Logic
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy
AuthorDavid A. Schum
SeriesWiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight34 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-035633
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number9
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal121/.65
Table Of ContentA Discourse on Evidence. The Study of Evidence. Structural Issues I: Studying the Properties of Evidence. Structural Issues II: Inferences Based Upon a Mass of Evidence. On the Inferential Force of Evidence. The Analysis of Evidential Properties and Subtleties. Analyses of Isolated Items of Evidence. Analyses of Recurrent Combinations of Evidence. Discovery and the Generation of Evidence. End of Discourse. References. Indexes.
SynopsisA detailed treatment regarding the diverse properties and uses of evidence and the judgmental tasks they entail. Examines various processes by which evidence may be developed or discovered. Considers the construction of arguments made in defense of the relevance and credibility of individual items and masses of evidence as well as the task of assessing the inferential force of evidence. Includes over 100 numerical examples to illustrate the workings of diverse probabilistic expressions for the inferential force of evidence and the subtleties they reveal.