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
Subjects:	biological theory underdetermination scientific controversies relative frequency realism
Online Access:	https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/article/id/5562/

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