Quantifying falsifiability of scientific theories
ORAL
Abstract
I argue that the notion of falsifiability, a key concept in defining a valid scientific theory, can be quantified using Bayesian Model Selection, which is a standard tool in modern statistics. This relates falsifiability to the quantitative version of the statistical Occam's razor, and allows transforming some long-running arguments about validity of scientific theories from philosophical discussions to rigorous mathematical calculations.
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Authors
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Ilya Nemenman
Emory University, Department of Physics and Biology, Emory University, Department of Physics, Emory University