[9-May-2005]
Scientific inference and statistical inference
Professor George Christakos
I should teach the world to beware the statistician who confuses scientific inference with statistical inference, ignoring that the form of the latter excludes the content of the former. This confusion has led to a plethora of misunderstandings and incorrect assessments, especially in health sciences. George Christakos, professor of environmental sciences and engineering at University of North Carolina and and director of the Case Centre for the Advanced Study of the Environment, USA
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