Time to Quantify Falsifiability
History and Philosophy of Physics
2015-06-03 v1
Abstract
Here we 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 Occam's razor, and allows transforming some long-running arguments about validity of certain scientific theories from philosophical discussions to mathematical calculations. This is a Letter to the editor.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1506.00914,
title = {Time to Quantify Falsifiability},
author = {Ilya Nemenman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.00914},
year = {2015}
}