An introduction to data science or statistics shouldn’t involve proving complex theorems or memorizing obscure terms and formulas, but that is exactly what most introductory quantitative textbooks emphasize. In contrast, Thinking Clearly with Data focuses, first and foremost, on critical...

This paper focuses on Ludwig von Mises methodological apriorism. It uses Wittgenstein’s private language argument as the basis for a critique of Mises’s claim to have found apodictically certain foundations for economic analysis. It is argued instead that Mises’s methodology is more...

More than one hundred years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court started to refer to social science evidence in its judgments. However, this has not resonated with many constitutional courts outside the United States, in particular in continental Europe. This contribution has a twofold aim. First, it...

Im vorliegenden Buch werden statistische Grundkenntnisse verständlich und anwendungsorientiert vermittelt. Die Leserinnen und Leser sollen in die Lage versetzt werden, eigene empirische Auswertungen durchzuführen und vorhandene Analysen zu verstehen bzw. kritisch zu reflektieren. Die dritte...