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This paper examines a hierarchical system of models connecting data and theory that was proposed by Patrick Suppes, and later developed by Deborah Mayo. After it summarizes examples found in Suppes and Mayo it takes a closer look at the experimental model and concludes that the experimental model has an evaluative role in the hierarchy, as well as a representational role. The last section of the paper illustrates with the example of electron microscopy and presents some problems that require further study.
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Harris, T. (1999). A Hierarchy of Models and Electron Microscopy. In: Magnani, L., Nersessian, N.J., Thagard, P. (eds) Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4813-3_9
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