Rejoinder

David Freedman

A chapter in Topics in the Foundation of Statistics, 1997, pp 69-83 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Probability theory and mathematical statistics are beautiful subjects, and relatively non-controversial: a theorem is a theorem. Mistakes may be made, even quite subtle ones; but the research process seems in the main to be self-correcting. Applied statistics is a much thornier business because the crucial questions are at the interface between the mathematics and the world: such questions cannot be solved by pure reason. The discussants are to be thanked for the work they have done in trying to clarify the issues. As will be obvious, professional agreement starts breaking down somewhere along the way from mathematical theorizing to practical applications. However, there is consensus on one point: we are all indebted to Foundations of Science and its editor, Paul Humphreys, for pulling this discussion together.

Keywords: Causal Inference; Subjective Probability; Puerperal Fever; Classical Subjectivist; Subjective Degree (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-015-8816-4_10

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