"The book is indeed a classic. Virtually every philosopher of
science now writing about probabilistic inference has been
influenced by Edwards' book, and his ideas are now as alive and
relevant as they were when the book first appeared. Edwards is an
absolutely seminal thinker in the foundations of statistics and
scientific inference." -- Elliott Sober, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
"Full of appropriate examples (especially from genetics) and
historical commentary, this monograph offers a rare simultaneous
treatment of both mathematical and philosophical foundations." --
American Mathematical Monthly.
This new and expanded edition of A. W. F. Edwards' classic
volume on scientific inference presents his most important
published articles on the subject. Edwards argues that the
appropriate axiomatic basis for inductive inference is not that of
probability, with its addition axiom, but that of likelihood, the
concept introduced by Fisher as a measure of relative support among
different hypotheses. Starting from the simplest considerations and
assuming no more than a basic acquaintancewith probability theory,
the author sets out to reconstruct a consistent theory of
statistical inference in science. Using the likelihood approach, he
explores estimation, tests of significance, randomization,
experimental design, and other statistical topics. Likelihood is
important reading for students and professionals in biology,
mathematical sciences, and philosophy.
"This book is commended to all philosophers of science who are
interested in the problems of scientific inference." -- Search.
"This book, by a well-known geneticist, will do much to
publicize the generality of the likelihoodmethod as a foundation
for statistical procedure. It is both smoothly written and
persuasive." -- Operations Research.
"Likelihood is an important text and, in addition, is a joy to
read, being a paragon of lucid and witty exposition." --
Mathematical Gazette
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