TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maiväli,Ülo
TI  - Interpreting biomedical science: experiment, evidence, and belief 
SN  - 9780124186897
AV  - R850 MAI 2015
U1  - 610.7/2 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Medical sciences
KW  - Science
KW  - Experiments
KW  - Biomedical Research
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -