Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences: Volume I: Deductions Based upon Simple Observations

Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences provides biomedical students and scientists with a repertoire of deductive non-mathematical methods, that helps them draw useful inferences from their own data. The past decade has witnessed a huge increase in the number of books describing advanced mathematical methods for data analysis; however, experienced scientists know that such methods lead to erroneous conclusions unless the researchers have a deep understanding of what the data is trying to say. Individuals with keen observational skills, regardless of their mathematical training, are in the best position to draw correct inferences from the data, and to guide the subsequent implementation of robust, mathematical analyses. The first volume, Deductions Based Upon Simple Observations, invites readers to linger over a collection of common observations, and to see what inferences can be drawn, when one applies a bit of deductive logic. It demonstrates that if we just think about what we observe, it is possible often to discover profound biomedical insights. It is also possible, in some cases, to use logical analysis to correct old misconceptions that were drawn hastily or without enough introspection. This book is a valuable source for several members of biomedical field who need to understand better how to make sense of all the medical data available currently. Provides a serious and scientific based discussion on deductive methods in the biomedical sciencesDiscusses deduction with a linear and coherent narrative, in order to engage and guide the readers on a full understanding of such complex, but neglect topicBrings examples and case studies in a relaxed manner, intended to draw the reader's attention to general concepts, without dwelling excessively on details INDICE: 1. Drawing inferences from gross photography2. Drawing inferences from microphotography3. Inferences drawn from anatomy4. Inferences drawn from the early steps of a temporal sequence5. Finding relationships among biological entities6. Drawing Inferences from classifications and ontologies7. Discoveries made by reducing class noise8. We should have known better: How a little thought could have corrected long-held misbeliefs

• ISBN: 978-0-12-821364-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés