Relative Frequency Controversies and the Growth of Biological Knowledge

Relative frequency controversies, so common in the biological sciences, pose something of a puzzle. Why do biologists routinely engage in disputes that (a) are rarely settled and (b) arguably wouldn’t yield interesting knowledge even if they were? Recent work suggests that relative frequency controv...

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Published in:Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology
Main Authors: Aaron Novick, Karen Kovaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Michigan Publishing 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/article/id/5562/