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Making social sciences more scientific : the need for predictive models /

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In his challenging new book Rein Taagepera argues that society needs more from social sciences than they have delivered. One reason for falling short is that social sciences have depended excessively on regression and other statistical approaches, neglecting logical model building. Science is not on...

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Main Author: Taagepera, Rein
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Research.
Social sciences > Fieldwork.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Sociology > Methodology.
Sociology > Research.
Sciences sociales > Recherche.
Sciences sociales > Recherche sur le terrain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Methodology.
Social sciences > Fieldwork
Social sciences > Methodology
Social sciences > Research
Sociology > Methodology
Sociology > Research
Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek.
Modellen (theorie)
Voorspellingen.
Samhällsvetenskaplig forskning.
Samfundsvidenskab > Politologi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In his challenging new book Rein Taagepera argues that society needs more from social sciences than they have delivered. One reason for falling short is that social sciences have depended excessively on regression and other statistical approaches, neglecting logical model building. Science is not only about the empirical 'What is?' but also very much about the conceptual 'How should it be on logical grounds?' Statistical approaches are essentially descriptive, while quantitativelyformulated logical models are predictive in an explanatory way. Why Social Sciences Are Not Scientific Enough contr.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 254 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index.
ISBN:9780191560033
0191560030
9780191715921
0191715921