How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's and don'ts of effective quantitative research? This refreshing and accessible textbook provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantitative research.
How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's and don'ts of effective quantitative research? This refreshing and accessible textbook provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantitative research.
David Byrne is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Sciences at Durham University. His work explores the consequences of the post-industrial transition and the implications of the complexity frame of reference for understanding the social world.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Interpreting the Real and Describing the Complex Why We Have to Measure The Nature of Measurement What We Measure and How We Measure The State¿s Measurement The Construction and Use of Official Statistics Measuring the Complex World The Character of Social Surveys Probability and Quantitative Reasoning Interpreting Measurements Exploring, Describing and Classifying Linear Modelling Clues as to Causes Coping with Non-Linearity and Emergence Simulation and Neural Nets Qualitative Modelling Issues of Meaning and Cause Conclusion
Introduction Interpreting the Real and Describing the Complex Why We Have to Measure The Nature of Measurement What We Measure and How We Measure The State¿s Measurement The Construction and Use of Official Statistics Measuring the Complex World The Character of Social Surveys Probability and Quantitative Reasoning Interpreting Measurements Exploring, Describing and Classifying Linear Modelling Clues as to Causes Coping with Non-Linearity and Emergence Simulation and Neural Nets Qualitative Modelling Issues of Meaning and Cause Conclusion
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