This book presents the elaboration model for the multivariate analysis of observational quantitative data using two complimentary strategies: an exclusionary strategy annd an inclusive strategy. The primary emphasis is on the translation of theory into a logical analytic strategy and the interpretation of results. Using real data, not contrived examples, the text provides a step-by-step guide t…
Simply stated, this book bridges the gap between statistics and philosophy. It does this by delineating the conceptual cores of various statistical methodologies (Bayesian/frequentist statistics, model selection, machine learning, causal inference, etc.) and drawing out their philosophical implications. Portraying statistical inference as an epistemic endeavor to justify hypotheses about a prob…