Analogy and Structure (Hardcover, 1992)

Introduction. Part I: Structuralist Descriptions. 1. Measuring the Certainty of Probalistic Rules. 2. Systems of Rules. 3. The Agreement Density for Continous Rules. 4. Maximum Likelihood Statistics. 5. Optimal Descriptions. 6. Simplest Descriptions. 7. Preferred Derivations. 8. Analyzing the Effect of a Variable. Part II: Analogical Descriptions. 9. Problems with Structuralist Descriptions. 10. An Analogical Approach. 11. A Natural Test for Homogenety. 12. Statistical Analogy. 13. Defining Other Levels of Significance. 14. Actual Examples. 15. Analogical Analyses of Continuous Variables. 16. Behavioral Factors. Concluding Remarks: A Final Analogy. References. Index.