Error and inference: an outsider stand on a frequentist philosophy

DOI10.1007/S11238-012-9298-3MaRDI QIDQ1945660zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yanyan Li

Publication date 8 April 2013

Published in Theory and Decision (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.5827

zbMATH Keywords

Bayesian inferenceevidencefoundationsfrequentist paradigmphilosophy of statisticssevere testingtesting of hypotheses

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations and philosophical topics in statistics (62A01)

Abstract: This note is an extended review of the book Error and Inference, edited by Deborah Mayo and Aris Spanos, about their frequentist and philosophical perspective on testing of hypothesis and on the criticisms of alternatives like the Bayesian approach.

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