When to trust the data: Further investigations of system error in a scientific reasoning task
Memory & Cognition, 1996. [All Versions]. When evaluating experimental evidence, how do people deal with the possibility that some of the feedback is erroneous? The potential for error means that evidence evaluation must include decisions about when to “trust the data.” This…
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AGI & CoCoSci › Papers > Abduction > Scientific Discovery: “Memory & Cognition, 1996. [All Versions]. When evaluating experimental evidence, how do people deal with the possibility that some of the feedback is erroneous? The potential for error means that evidence evaluation must include decisions about when to “trust the data.” This…”