Correlation Isn’t Good Enough: Causal Explanation and Big Data [Book Review]

Metascience 30 (2):335-338 (2021) Copy BIBT_EX

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A review of Gary Smith and Jay Cordes: The Phantom Pattern Problem: The Mirage of Big Data. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.

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University of Wisconsin, Madison (PhD)

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Bayesian Reasoning in Philosophy of Probability

Causal Explanation in Metaphysics

Causal Modeling in Epistemology

Hypothetico-Deductive Method in General Philosophy of Science

Inference to the Best Explanation in General Philosophy of Science

Machine Learning in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Prediction in Science in General Philosophy of Science

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10.1007/s11016-021-00625-4

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