Simplicity, inference and modeling : keeping it sophisticatedly simple

edited by Arnold Zellner, Hugo A. Keuzenkamp and Michael McAleer

The idea that simplicity matters in science is as old as science itself, with the much cited example of Ockham's Razor, 'entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem': entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity. Using a multidisciplinary perspective this monograph asks 'What is meant by simplicity?'

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Year of publication:	2001
Other Persons:	Zellner, Arnold (contributor) ; Keuzenkamp, Hugo A. (contributor) ; McAleer, Michael (contributor)
Publisher:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Wissenschaftliche Methode \| Scientific method \| Wirtschaftsmodell \| Economic model \| Modellierung \| Scientific modelling
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] ; Description [zbmath.org]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (ix, 302 p) 24 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; 1 The enigma of simplicity; Part I The importance of simplicity; Part II Simplicity in theory and practice; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	0-521-80361-6 ; 978-0-521-80361-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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