Elementary introduction and interpretation of the method are given in the publications [9, 10, 11, 12].
This section considers some elementary issues of interpretation that set the stage for introducing (in the next section) the decision tables and expected utility rule that for many is the familiar subject matter of decision theory.
Suggestions by the participating doctors indicated that a basic level of fluency with probability and risk, descriptive statistics, measures of diagnostic accuracy, application and interpretation of elementary hypothesis tests, epidemiological concepts and study design would be a useful foundation for undergraduates to build on later in their careers.
It must be noted, though, that such a World-Stuff view is similar to some interpretations of elementary particle physics and quantum theory.
A grammar, in Lewis's sense, is a lexicon (i.e. a set of elementary constituents, along with their interpretation), a generative component (i.e. rules for combining constituents into larger constituents), and a representing component (i.e. rules for verbally expressing constituents).
Modern atomic theory, in contrast, gives a less rigid interpretation of the immutability of elementary particles: the particles that build up an atom do not retain their identity in an absolute way.
The point of the 'game of higher mathematics' consists, in Hilbert's view, in proving statements of elementary arithmetic, which do have a direct interpretation (Hilbert 1925).
Similar findings have been found in Canadian elementary schoolchildren (Grades, 1 through 6), where literal interpretation of food packaging text and images often led them to mistake what foods were healthy or not [ 22].
If the reaction between two molecules is an elementary one, occurring in a single step, a simple interpretation of the Arrhenius equation can be given.
The physical interpretations of these variations are explained from elementary principles about the different grain growth mechanisms.
