The Evidential Foundations of Probalistic Reasoning - Softcover

Schum, David A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810118211 ISBN 13: 9780810118218

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 2001

Synopsis

No matter how irrefutable it may seem, evidence is often a matter of interpretation. Incomplete, inconclusive, imprecise, or vague, it is nonetheless the basis of myriad everyday conclusions and decisions. In this authoritative work, David A. Schum develops a general theory of evidence as it is understood and applied across a broad range of disciplines and practical undertakings.
Synthesizing insights from law, philosophy and logic, probability, semiotics, artificial intelligence, psychology, and history, Schum provides a detailed examination of the various properties and uses of evidence and the evaluative skills evidence requires. Along with the evidential subtleties of probabilistic reasoning, Schum also explores the processes by which evidence is generated or discovered and looks at the intellectual and practical underpinnings of probabilistic reasoning. It is a useful resourse for students, researchers, and practitioners of every discipline concerned with evidence and its inferential use.

About this title

About the Author

David A. Schum is a professor of law and information technology and engineering at George Mason University. He is coauthor of A Probabilistic Analysis of the Sacco and Vanzetti Evidence and the coeditor of Decision Science and Technology: Reflections on the Contributions of Ward Edwards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810118211
• ISBN 13: 9780810118218
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 568