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136-495 Philosophical Problems in Statistics | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-648 or 136-512. Students who have completed 136-648 or 136-512 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is also available for postgraduate coursework enrolments. This subject may be cancelled unless enrolments reach five. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Neil Thomason |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject will examine the claim that statistics used in the social sciences are often seriously flawed. It will examine the history of 20th century statistics, with an emphasis on Fisher/Neyman-Pearson debates and the attempts over the last 30 years to reform social science statistics. It will examine the claim that faulty statistics severely impede the growth of the social sciences. Finally, it will examine the claim that many outstanding philosophical questions about science can be answered by a sophisticated application of Bayes' theorem. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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