28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994
Today is Karl Popper’s birthday. I’m linking to a reading from his Conjectures and Refutations[i] along with: Popper Self-Test Questions. It includes multiple choice questions, quotes to ponder, an essay, and thumbnail definitions at the end[ii].
Blog Readers who wish to send me their answers will have their papers graded [use the comments or error@vt.edu.] An A- or better earns a signed copy of my forthcoming book: Statistical Inference as Severe Testing: How to Get Beyond the Statistics Wars. [iii]
[i] Popper reading from Conjectures and Refutations
[ii] I might note the “No-Pain philosophy” (3 part) Popper posts on this blog: parts 1, 2, and 3.
[iii] I posted this once before, but now I have a better prize.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPPER!
REFERENCE:
Popper, K. (1962). Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge. New York: Basic Books.
Error Statistics Philosophy 
Click to access cargo-cult-statistics.pdf