Trade-offs in model-building: A more target-oriented approach
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Model-building in science may involve tradeoffs among various epistemic norms, including generality, precision, realism, simplicity, and explanatory power.
“model-building in science may involve tradeoffs among various epistemic norms, including generality, precision, realism, simplicity, and explanatory power [143].”
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“For example, model-building in science may involve tradeoffs among various epistemic norms, including generality, precision, realism, simplicity, and explanatory power [143].”
- Authors
- Matthewson, J.
- Affiliations
- Australian National University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Matthewson, John
- ORCID
- Matthewson, John
- Venue
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-06
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 324-333
- ISSN
- 0039-3681 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2054878211
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 8.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
- Keywords
- Richard Levins, model development, population biology, scientific models, generalization, philosophy of biology
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