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Understanding Scientific Reasoning
Not everything that claims to be science is. UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC REASONING shows you easy-to-use principles that let you distinguish good science from bad information you encounter in both textbooks and the popular media. And because it uses the same processes that scientists use (but simplified), you'll know you're getting the most reliable instruction around. You'll also learn how to reason through case studies using the same informal logic skills employed by scientists.
320 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2005
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January 8, 2017
Better that the new version.
May 25, 2021
This textbook on scientific reasoning has a lot of great information in it, but it is written like a textbook, so at times can get a bit dense. Still, a great introduction to the ideas and concepts that inform the activity of scientists (although, I would have preferred acknowledgment and perhaps even examples of how scientists don't actually operate in the normative manner presented in this book).
August 13, 2018
Excellent for someone wanting a good refresher of logic and statistics, aimed at an achievable first year undergrad level. Clear writing with good flow makes it easy to forget you're being introduced to some complex mathematical concepts. Doesn't require any calculators, just a cup of tea or joe and a desire to learn.
December 18, 2018
It's fine. VERY hard to read, would love it to be a little better organised- with more visual examples. it's sort of straddling the line between "informational non-fiction book" and "textbook" and that makes some of the later chapters a little tough to comprehend.
May 3, 2013
Enjoyed the first half of the book thanks to excellent examples from science and history.
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