Main Title |
How we know : an exploration of the scientific process / |
Author |
Goldstein, Martin,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Plenum Press, |
Year Published |
1978 |
Report Number |
77020510 |
OCLC Number |
03380055 |
ISBN |
0306310694; 9780306310690 |
Subjects |
Research--Methodology ;
Physics--Research--Case studies ;
Medicine--Research--Case studies ;
Psychiatry--Research--Case studies ;
Wetenschapsbeoefening ;
Erkenntnistheorie ;
Wissenschaft ;
Sciences--méthodologie ;
Recherche ;
Research Design
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Additional Subjects |
Research--Methodology ;
Physics--Research--Case studies ;
Medical research--Case studies ;
Psychiatric research--Case studies
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELDM |
Q180.55.M4G64 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
11/18/2005 |
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Collation |
xviii, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
What is science? -- Facts -- Case histories -- Is heat a substance? -- Who is mad? -- Science : search for understanding -- Science : the goal of generality -- Science : the experiment test -- The experimenter and the experiment -- Measurement and its pitfalls -- Where do hypotheses come from? -- The dispassionate scientist -- The cultural roots of science -- Logic and mathematics -- Probability -- Statistics. |