Statistics as Principled Argument (Abelson)

Table of Contents

Preface.

Abelson's Laws.

Making Claims With Statistics.

Elementary Arguments and the Role of Chance.

Magnitude of Effects.

Styles of Rhetoric.

On Suspecting Fishiness.

Articulation of Results: Ticks and Buts.

Generality of Effects.

Interestingness of Argument.

Credibility of Argument.