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136-464 Philosophical Problems in Statistics | |
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Note | Formerly available as 136-648, 136-512, 136-495 and 136-050. Students who have completed 136-648, 136-512, 136-495 or 136-050 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject may be cancelled unless enrolments reach five. |
Availability | 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Neil Thomason |
Prerequisites | Usually admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in HPS, or a postgraduate coursework program. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
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 the 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. |
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