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_aTaagepera, Rein _957701 |
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_aMaking social sciences more scientific : _bthe need for predictive models / _cRein Taagepera |
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_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2008 |
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_axv, 254 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-247) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aWhy social sciences are not scientific enough -- Can social science approaches find the law of gravitation? -- How to construct predictive models: simplicity and nonabsurdity -- Example of model building: electoral volatility -- Physicists multiply, social scientists add---even when it does not add up -- All hypotheses are not created equal -- Why most numbers published in social sciences are dead on arrival -- Forbidden areas and anchor points -- Geometric means and lognormal distributions -- Example of interlocking models : party sizes and cabinet duration -- Beyond constraint-based models : communication channels and growth rates -- Why we should shift to symmetric regression -- All indices are not created equal -- From descriptive to predictive approaches -- Recommendations for better regression -- Converting from descriptive analysis to predictive models -- Are electoral studies a rosetta stone for parts of social sciences? -- Beyond regression : the need for predictive models. | |
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_aSocial sciences _xResearch _960873 |
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_aSocial sciences _xFieldwork |
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_aSocial sciences _xMethodology _960871 |
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_aSociology _xMethodology |
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_aSociology _xResearch |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2008015441-b.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2008015441-d.html |
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