Philosophy of Probability and Statistical Modelling
Part of Elements in the Philosophy of Science
- Author: Mauricio Suárez, Universidad Complutense, Madrid
- Date Published: January 2021
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- isbn: 9781108984942
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This Element has two main aims. The first one (sections 1-7) is an historically informed review of the philosophy of probability. It describes recent historiography, lays out the distinction between subjective and objective notions, and concludes by applying the historical lessons to the main interpretations of probability. The second aim (sections 8-13) focuses entirely on objective probability, and advances a number of novel theses regarding its role in scientific practice. A distinction is drawn between traditional attempts to interpret chance, and a novel methodological study of its application. A radical form of pluralism is then introduced, advocating a tripartite distinction between propensities, probabilities and frequencies. Finally, a distinction is drawn between two different applications of chance in statistical modelling which, it is argued, vindicates the overall methodological approach. The ensuing conception of objective probability in practice is the 'complex nexus of chance'.
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- Date Published: January 2021
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108984942
- length: 75 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 151 x 5 mm
- weight: 0.13kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Archaeology of Probability
2. The Classical Interpretation: Equipossibility
3. The Logical Interpretation: Indifference
4. The Subjective Interpretation: Credence
5. The Reality of Chance: Empiricism and Pragmatism
6. The Frequency Interpretation: Actual and Hypothetical Frequencies
7. The Propensity Interpretation: Single Case and Long Run
8. Interpreting and Applying Objective Probability
9. The Explanatory Argument and Ontology
10. Metaphysical Pluralism: The Tripartite Conception
11. Methodological Pragmatism: The Complex Nexus of Chance
12. Two Types of Statistical Modelling
13. Towards a Methodology of Chance Explanation.
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