On the Seriousness of Mistakes Export

@article{citeulike:1815100, abstract = {Several authors have recently contended that modern statistical theory provides a powerful argument in favor of the view that if scientists accept or reject hypotheses at all they do so only in a behavioral sense--i.e., in a sense which reduces \"accepting P\" to \"acting on the basis of P relative to an objective O\". In this paper, the argument from statistics in favor of a behavioral view is outlined; an interpretation of two statistical procedures (Bayes method and signifigance testing) is offered which does not entail a behavioral analysis of \"accepting a hypothesis\"; and the conclusion that non-behavioral analyses of belief are compatible with the application of current statistical theory in the sciences is tentatively advanced.}, author = {Levi, Isaac}, citeulike-article-id = {1815100}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/185176}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/185176}, doi = {10.2307/185176}, journal = {Philosophy of Science}, keywords = {decision-theory, epistemology, philosophy}, number = {1}, pages = {47--65}, posted-at = {2009-05-11 11:24:45}, priority = {3}, title = {On the Seriousness of Mistakes}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/185176}, volume = {29}, year = {1962} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1815100 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1815100 N2 - Several authors have recently contended that modern statistical theory provides a powerful argument in favor of the view that if scientists accept or reject hypotheses at all they do so only in a behavioral sense--i.e., in a sense which reduces "accepting P" to "acting on the basis of P relative to an objective O". In this paper, the argument from statistics in favor of a behavioral view is outlined; an interpretation of two statistical procedures (Bayes method and signifigance testing) is offered which does not entail a behavioral analysis of "accepting a hypothesis"; and the conclusion that non-behavioral analyses of belief are compatible with the application of current statistical theory in the sciences is tentatively advanced. IS - 1 JF - Philosophy of Science EP - 65 TI - On the Seriousness of Mistakes VL - 29 SP - 47 KW - decision-theory KW - epistemology KW - philosophy AU - Levi, Isaac PY - 1962/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/185176 ER -