Internet power research using the Big6 approach
Art Wolinsky
Provides instructions for using the "Big6" research method and scenarios for applying the technique to research conducted on the Internet.
Read Time: ~4.2 hr
Making social sciences more scientific
by Rein Taagepera (2008)
About this book
"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 quantitatively formulated logical models are predictive in an explanatory way. Making Social Sciences More Scientific contrasts the predominance of statistics in today's social sciences and predominance of quantitatively predictive logical models in physics. It shows how to construct predictive models and gives social science examples. Making Social Sciences More Scientific is useful to students who wish to learn the basics of the scientific method and to all those researchers who look for ways to do better social science."--Jacket.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreMaking social sciences more scientific Lead Character
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