Error and Uncertainty in Scientific Practice

by Marcel Boumans (Editor), Giora Hon (Editor), Arthur Petersen (Editor)

Assessment of error and uncertainty is a vital component of both natural and social science. This edited volume presents case studies of research practices across a wide spectrum of scientific fields. It compares methodologies and presents the ingredients needed for an overarching framework applicable to all.

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Marcel Boumans is historian and philosopher of science at Utrecht University. His main research focus is on understanding empirical research practices in economics from a philosophy of science-in-practice perspective. He is particularly interested in the practices of measurement and modeling and the role of mathematics in social science. These topics are covered by his most recent monograph Science outside the Laboratory (2015). His current research project is on vision and visualization, focused on an epistemological understanding of expert judgments.