Interpreting biomedical science: experiment, evidence, and belief

by Maiväli, Ülo

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Full title :Interpreting biomedical science : experiment, evidence, and belief / Ülo Maiväli, University of Tartu, Institute of Technology.

Summary

Interpreting Biomedical Science: Experiment, Evidence, and Belief discusses what can go wrong in biological science, providing an unbiased view and cohesive understanding of scientific methods, statistics, data interpretation, and scientific ethics that are illustrated with practical examples and real-life applications. Casting a wide net, the reader is exposed to scientific problems and solutions through informed perspectives from history, philosophy, sociology, and the social psychology of science. The book shows the differences and similarities between disciplines and different eras and illustrates the concept that while sound methodology is necessary for the progress of science, we cannot succeed without a right culture of doing things.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, San Diego, CA, USA
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 379 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1066539715
LC Classification:R850
Dewey Decimal:610.7/2

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I What Is at Stake: The Skeptical Argument -- 1. Do We Need a Science of Science? -- 2. The Basis of Knowledge: Causality and Truth -- Part II The Method -- 3. Study Design -- 4. Data and Evidence -- 5. Truth and Belief -- Part III The Big Picture -- 6. Interpretation -- 7. Science as a Social Enterprise -- 8. What Can Be Done: A Utopia -- Statistical Glossary -- Index.

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