Computer simulation through an error-statistical lens

Synthese

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-384

  Parker, Wendy S ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate models; Computer simulation; Error statistics; Evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249098540     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-007-9296-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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