Milton Friedman, the Statistical Methodologist

In this paper I study Milton Friedman’s statistical education, paying special attention to the different methodological approaches (Fisher, Neyman and Savage) to which he was exposed. I contend that these statistical procedures involved different views as to the evaluation of statistical predictions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Teira Serrano, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/19454
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/19454
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Milton Friedman
Prediction in economics
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Sumario:In this paper I study Milton Friedman’s statistical education, paying special attention to the different methodological approaches (Fisher, Neyman and Savage) to which he was exposed. I contend that these statistical procedures involved different views as to the evaluation of statistical predictions. In this light, the thesis defended in Friedman’s 1953 methodological essay appears substantially ungrounded.