Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Science and Your Everyday Life
Chapter 1: What is Science?
§1.1 The Importance of Science
§1.2 Defining Science
§1.3 Recipes for Science
Chapter 2: Experiments and Studies
§2.1 Experiment: Connecting Hypotheses to Observations
§2.2 The Perfectly Controlled Experiment
§2.3 Experimental and Non-Experimental Methods
Chapter 3: Models and Modeling
§3.1 Models in Science
§3.2 Varieties of Models
§3.3 Learning from Models
Chapter 4: Patterns of Inference
§4.1 Deductive Reasoning
§4.2 Deductive Reasoning in Hypothesis-Testing
§4.3 Inductive and Abductive Reasoning
Chapter 5: Statistics and Probability
§5.1 The Roles of Statistics and Probability
§5.2 Basic Probability Theory
§5.3 Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 6: Statistical Inference
§6.1 Generalizing from Descriptive Statistics
§6.2 Using Statistics to Test Hypotheses
§6.3 A Different Approach to Statistical Inference
Chapter 7: Causal Reasoning
§7.1 What is Causation?
§7.2 Testing Causal Hypotheses
§7.3 Causal Modeling
Chapter 8: Explanations, Theories, and Values
§8.1 Understanding the world
§8.2 Theories and Theory Change
§8.3 Science, Society, and Values
Glossary
References
Index
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