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Resolving Neyman's Paradox

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ID8399174
AuthorsMax Albert (0000-0002-0097-1654, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume53
Issue1
Pages69-76
Publication date2002-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjps/53.1.69
OpenAlexW2022243685
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

According to Fisher, a hypothesis specifying a density function for X is falsified (at the level of significance α) if the realization of X is in the size‐α region of lowest densities. However, non‐linear transformations of X can map low‐density into high‐density regions. Apparently, then, falsifications can always be turned into corroborations (and vice versa) by looking at suitable transformations of X (Neyman's Paradox). The present paper shows that, contrary to the view taken in the literature, this provides no argument against a theory of statistical falsification.

Argument (complex analysis) · Calculus (dental) · Econometrics · Epistemology · Function (biology) · Mathematical economics · Probability density function · Realization (probability) · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistics · Computational Drug Discovery Methods · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Statistical Mechanics and Entropy

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,25
Citation span2022 - 2022 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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