Unmeasured Information And The Methodology Of Social Scientific Inquiry

Author : Donald W. Katzner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461516293

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Unmeasured Information and the Methodology of Social Scientific Inquiry by Donald W. Katzner Pdf

I have three reasons for bringing out the ensuing collection of essays. First, since analysis without measurement (this is generally not the same thing as what is commonly referred to as "qualitative methods" or "qualitative research" in the social science literature) is a relatively new scholarly endeavor, I am striving to enhance its visibility by attracting a wider audience than what would normally be possible with single, narrowly-focused essays published in scat tered journals. Second, several of these essays may, in the minds of potential readers, appear to have been published in places that, if not obscure, are at least inconvenient to locate. Collecting them in a single anthology, then, will help to increase their accessibility. Third, I am trying to suggest, as strongly as I can, that analysis without measurement is a viable intellectual enterprise that ought to be taken seriously in social science. This last point will clearly be en hanced if the whole that follows turns out, as I hope and suspect it does, to be greater than the sum of its parts. All the same, each reader will have to judge for himself or herself the extent to which I have, through the present collection, successfully made the case for taking up analysis without measurement. The partitioning of these essays into two groups is somewhat, though by no means completely arbitrary.

Author : Donald W. Katzner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108418775

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Models, Mathematics, and Methodology in Economic Explanation by Donald W. Katzner Pdf

This book provides a practitioner's foundation for the process of explanatory model building, breaking down that process into five stages. Donald W. Katzner presents a concrete example with unquantified variable values to show how the five-stage procedure works. He describes what is involved in explanatory model building for those interested in this practice, while simultaneously providing a guide for those actually engaged in it. The combination of Katzner's focus on modeling and on mathematics, along with his focus on the explanatory performance of modeling, promises to become an important contribution to the field.

Author : Donald W. Katzner
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781958572

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An Introduction to the Economic Theory of Market Behavior by Donald W. Katzner Pdf

'This is an important, rigorous, and thoroughly engaging text on the economic theory of market behavior. It is unique in the attention devoted to the philosophical underpinnings and the historical background of the Walrasian Theory. Professor Katzner challenges his readers to understand the strengths and the limitations of what has gone before, and he provides guidance as to how he would like to see price theory develop in the future. This is among those rare texts that is designed to inspire further research.' - Hugo Sonnenschein, University of Chicago, US

Author : Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 1023 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415326377

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International Bibliography of Sociology by Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science Pdf

IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.

Author : Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1023 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134339884

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IBSS: Sociology: 2002 Vol.52 by Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science Pdf

First published in 1952, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology) is well established as a major bibliographic reference for students, researchers and librarians in the social sciences worldwide. Key features * Authority: Rigorous standards are applied to make the IBSS the most authoritative selective bibliography ever produced. Articles and books are selected on merit by some of the world's most expert librarians and academics. *Breadth: today the IBSS covers over 2000 journals - more than any other comparable resource. The latest monograph publications are also included. *International Coverage: the IBSS reviews scholarship published in over 30 languages, including publications from Eastern Europe and the developing world. *User friendly organization: all non-English titles are word sections. Extensive author, subject and place name indexes are provided in both English and French. Place your standing order now for the 2002 volumes of the the IBSS Anthropology: 2002 Vol.48 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32634-6: £195.00 Economics: 2002 Vol.51 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32635-4: £195.00 Political Science: 2002 Vol.51 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32636-2: £195.00 Sociology: 2002 Vol.52 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32637-0: £195.00

Author : Donald W. Katzner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135974848

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Culture and Economic Explanation by Donald W. Katzner Pdf

Culture plays an important role in shaping the nature and content of economics. This fascinating book compares the two cultures of Japan and the United States and provides insights into the economic workings and differences between the two nations.

Author : Donald W. Katzner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199877416

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At the Edge of Camelot by Donald W. Katzner Pdf

This book tells the story of an academic department that underwent rapid, wrenching changes at a time and in a place that one would not have expected them to have occurred. The time was the late 1960s through the 1970s and the place was a public university heavily dependent on state funding. The Cold War was raging, the US public was fearful of communism and the Soviet Union, and politicians were speaking to these fears for political ends. Protests against racial discrimination and the Vietnam War were creating social disorder and sometimes inciting violence. And the Economics Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was in turmoil. In this environment, a significant proportion of the Department's visible faculty of traditional economists was rapidly created. In spite of the anti-Marxist political climate and the dependence of the university on state politicians for funding, these traditional economists were quickly replaced by a significant and visible group of Marxian economists. The story told covers the particulars of the background for these events relating to the University of Massachusetts, the political activism of the period, and the state of the economics profession. In considerable detail, Katzner describes the events, the multi-year turmoil within the Economics Department associated with them, the eventual resolution of that turmoil into an intellectually exciting and friendly atmosphere, the significance of the events in terms of academic endeavor, and their legacy for the economics profession.

Author : Witold Pedrycz,Andrzej Skowron,Vladik Kreinovich
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470724156

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Handbook of Granular Computing by Witold Pedrycz,Andrzej Skowron,Vladik Kreinovich Pdf

Although the notion is a relatively recent one, the notions and principles of Granular Computing (GrC) have appeared in a different guise in many related fields including granularity in Artificial Intelligence, interval computing, cluster analysis, quotient space theory and many others. Recent years have witnessed a renewed and expanding interest in the topic as it begins to play a key role in bioinformatics, e-commerce, machine learning, security, data mining and wireless mobile computing when it comes to the issues of effectiveness, robustness and uncertainty. The Handbook of Granular Computing offers a comprehensive reference source for the granular computing community, edited by and with contributions from leading experts in the field. Includes chapters covering the foundations of granular computing, interval analysis and fuzzy set theory; hybrid methods and models of granular computing; and applications and case studies. Divided into 5 sections: Preliminaries, Fundamentals, Methodology and Algorithms, Development of Hybrid Models and Applications and Case Studies. Presents the flow of ideas in a systematic, well-organized manner, starting with the concepts and motivation and proceeding to detailed design that materializes in specific algorithms, applications and case studies. Provides the reader with a self-contained reference that includes all pre-requisite knowledge, augmented with step-by-step explanations of more advanced concepts. The Handbook of Granular Computing represents a significant and valuable contribution to the literature and will appeal to a broad audience including researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of Computational Intelligence, pattern recognition, fuzzy sets and neural networks, system modelling, operations research and bioinformatics.

Author : Xavier E. Gros
Publisher : Springer
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0792374126

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Applications of NDT Data Fusion by Xavier E. Gros Pdf

Non-destructive testing (NDT) systems can generate incomplete, incorrect or conflicting information about a flaw or a defect. Therefore, the use of more than one NDT system is usually required for accurate defect detection and/or quantification. In addition to a reduction in inspection time, important cost savings could be achieved if a data fusion process is developed to combine signals from multisensor systems for manual and remotely operated inspections. This gathering of data from multiple sources and an efficient processing of information help in decision making, reduce signal uncertainty and increase the overall performance of a non-destructive examination. This book gathers, for the first time, essays from leading NDT experts involved in data fusion. It explores the concept of data fusion by providing a comprehensive review and analysis of the applications of NDT data fusion. This publication concentrates on NDT data fusion for industrial applications and highlights progress and applications in the field of data fusion in areas ranging from materials testing in the aerospace industry to medical applications. Each chapter contains a specific case study with a theoretical part but also presents experimental results from a practical point of view. The book should be considered more as a pragmatic introduction to the applications of NDT data fusion rather than a rigorous basis for theoretical studies.

Author : Katzner, Donald W.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800889606

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Organization in the Economic Firm by Katzner, Donald W. Pdf

Donald W. Katzner explores the concepts, their properties, and the implications of those properties that underlie many of the current approaches to the economics of firm organization. Topics covered include authority structures, the social interaction (including supervision) among employees required to fulfill the responsibilities of their jobs, participatory decision making to the extent that it occurs, the impact of time, and certain kinds of complexity and efficiency, all of which are fundamental to analyses of the internal organization of the economic firm. The author provides a clear and extensive presentation of the basic ideas, and examines how they relate to the operation and profitability of the firm.

Author : David Bailey
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847206800

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Crisis Or Recovery in Japan by David Bailey Pdf

Explores Japan's economic crisis and recovery, analysing the role of corporations, the state, macroeconomic and industrial policy, and the changing status of Japan as an economic role model. This book covers such topics as: the relevance of Western economic models to the Japanese case; and the Japanese macro-economy and financial system.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822024985467

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Journal of Economic Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Lewis-Beck,Alan E Bryman,Tim Futing Liao
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0761923632

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods by Michael Lewis-Beck,Alan E Bryman,Tim Futing Liao Pdf

Featuring over 900 entries, this resource covers all disciplines within the social sciences with both concise definitions & in-depth essays.

Author : Jay Withgott,Scott R. Brennan
Publisher : Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : IND:30000111075549

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Essential Environment by Jay Withgott,Scott R. Brennan Pdf

The Science Behind the Stories retains all the popular features of the landmark first edition-including its integrated central case study approach, and focus on the scientific process, current data and critical thinking- in a brief 15-chapter text. The Second Edition features a new chapter on ecology with expanded coverage of community ecology and biomes. New end-of-chapter activities and interactive exercises on the Environmental Place Website help students hone the skills they need to make informed decisions on environmental issues. Calculating Ecological Footprint activities at the end of each chapter give students practice in applying individual decisions to larger scales. The Investigate It! interactive map on the website provides more than 120 additional case studies.You Decide web activities help students learn how to analyze data on global warming and conservation.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1600 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755644

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf