Operational Subjective Statistical Methods

Frank Lad

ISBN 10: 0471143294 / ISBN 13: 9780471143291

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

About this Item

Methods of subjective statistical analysis have seen a resurgence of activity in the last decade. This book treats the theory of probability and the logic of uncertainty in a systematic way. It features a technical presentation of the mathematical impact of personal beliefs and values on statistical analysis. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 906. . 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operational Subjective Statistical Methods
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471143294
• ISBN 13: 9780471143291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The mathematical implications of personal beliefs and values inscience and commerce

Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in subjectivist statisticalmethod, this book offers a fresh look at the role of personaljudgments in statistical analysis. Frank Lad demonstrates howphilosophical attention to meaning provides a sensible assessmentof the prospects and procedures of empirical inferentiallearning.

Operational Subjective Statistical Methods offers a systematicinvestigation of Bruno de Finetti's theory of probability and logicof uncertainty, which recognizes probability as the measure ofpersonal uncertainty at the heart of its mathematical presentation.It identifies de Finetti's "fundamental theorem of coherentprovision" as the unifying structure of probabilistic logic, andhighlights the judgment of exchangeability rather than causalindependence as the key probabilistic component of statisticalinference.

Broad in scope, yet firmly grounded in mathematical detail, thistext/reference

Invites readers to address the subjective personalist meaning ofprobability as motivating the mathematical construction
* Contains numerous examples and problems, including computingproblems using Matlab, assuming no background in Matlab
* Explains how to use the material in three distinct sequentialcourses in math and statistics, as well as in courses at thegraduate level in applied fields
* Provides an introductory basis for understanding more complexstructures of statistical analysis

Complete with fifty illustrations, Operational SubjectiveStatistical Methods makes an intriguing discipline accessible toprofessionals, students, and the interested general reader. Itcontains a wealth of teaching and research material, and offersprofound insight into the relationship between philosophy, faith,and scientific method.

About the Author

FRANK LAD, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He has worked on applied statistical problems in demography, economics, and zoology.