Interpreting biomedical science : experiment, evidence, and belief / Ülo Maiväli, University of Tartu, Institute of Technology.
Material type:
- 9780124186897
- 0124186890
- 610.7/2 23
- R850 MAI 2015
- W 20.5 M232i 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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.
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