Where do theories come from?

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2013-05-17

Summary:

Lee Sechrest sends along this article by Brian Haig and writes that it “presents what seems to me a useful perspective on much of what scientists/statisticians do and how science works, at least in the fields in which I work.” Here’s Haig’s abstract: A broad theory of scientific method is sketched that has particular relevance [...]

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Link:

http://andrewgelman.com/2013/05/17/where-do-theories-come-from/

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Authors:

Andrew

Date tagged:

05/17/2013, 14:11

Date published:

05/17/2013, 13:49