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• Science
  ...ori]] rather than empirical methods. Formal science, which also includes [[statistics]] and [[logic]], is vital to the empirical sciences. Major advances in form ...of nature or the behavior of the subject of the field of study. Unlike a mathematical proof, a scientific theory is [[empirical]], and is always open to [[falsif
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• The Sciences
  ...ori]] rather than empirical methods. Formal science, which also includes [[statistics]] and [[logic]], is vital to the empirical sciences. Major advances in form ...of nature or the behavior of the subject of the field of study. Unlike a mathematical proof, a scientific theory is [[empirical]], and is always open to [[falsif
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• Social
  ...y those who see it as an unwarranted intrusion of social considerations in mathematical practice, which is supposed to be "objective" and "above" social concerns. ...ocial anthropology]], [[social philosophy]], [[social ontology]], [[social statistics]] and [[social choice theory]] in mathematics.
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• Library Science
  ...ms and Technology, Cataloging and classification, Preservation, Reference, Statistics and Management. Library science is constantly evolving, incorporating new t ...ation science. LIS should not be confused with [[information theory]], the mathematical study of the [[concept]] of information, or [[information science]], a fiel
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• Social Sciences
  ...of [[history]], [[poetry]] or [[politics]]. Only with the development of [[mathematical proof]] did there gradually arise a perceived difference between "scientifi ...Pascal]], [[Gottfried Leibniz]] and [[Johannes Kepler]], each of whom took mathematical examples as models for human behavior directly. In Pascal's case, the [[Pas
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• Prediction
  [[Mathematical models]] and computer models are frequently used to both describe the [[beh [[Category: Statistics]]
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• Intelligence
  ...lligence factor]]". ''g'' can be derived as the principal factor using the mathematical method of [[factor analysis]]. However, psychometricians can also measure a ...etween species. They study various measures of problem solving, as well as mathematical and language abilities. Some challenges in this area are defining intellige
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• Neuroscience
  ...heoretical]] advances in neuroscience have also been aided by the use of [[Mathematical model|computational modeling]] of [[neural networks]]. The term neurobiolog
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• Scientific Method
  ...ull disclosure"''', also allows statistical measures of the [[reliability (statistics)|reliability]] of these data to be established. ...thods of verification and testing of hypotheses may involve less stringent mathematical and statistical interpretations of these elements within the respective dis
  54 KB (7,840 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
• Algorithm
  ...to the next is not necessarily deterministic; some algorithms, known as [[statistics|probabilistic algorithms]], incorporate randomness. ...guage or implementation. In this sense, algorithm analysis resembles other mathematical disciplines in that it focuses on the underlying properties of the algorith
  49 KB (7,317 words) - 23:40, 12 December 2020
• Information science
  ...uld not be confused with [[information theory]], the study of a particular mathematical concept of information, or with [[library science]], a field related to [[l ...ience]], information science, [[cognitive psychology]], [[linguistics]], [[statistics]], [[physics]].
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• Causality
  ...rows in causal graphs such as ''Bayesian Networks'' or path diagrams. The mathematical theory underlying these derivations relies on the distinction between ''con ...anating from <math>X</math>. This criterion, called "backdoor", provides a mathematical definition of "confounding" and helps researchers identify accessible sets
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