Popper's Philosophy for Epidemiologists

Carol W. Buck

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This paper discusses the application of Popper's philosophy to epidemiological research, examining in particular the problems of replication without risk of refutation, of mistaking statistical sophistication for deductive inference, and of dealing with causality at a general level. An example is given of a Popperian approach to the test of a causal hypothesis concerning cancer of the cervix.

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1969II—Criticism and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes

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