Charles C Ragin: Fuzzy-Set Social Science

Cover: 9780226702773 | Fuzzy-Set Social Science | Charles C Ragin | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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In this innovative approach to the practice of social science, Charles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitative and qualitative methods. Paradoxically, the fuzzy set is a powerful tool because it replaces an unwieldy, "fuzzy" instrument--the variable, which establishes only the positions of cases relative to each other, with a precise one--degree of membership in a well-defined [...] argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible. They let quantitative researchers abandon "homogenizing assumptions" about cases and causes, they extend diversity-oriented research strategies, and they provide a powerful connection between theory and data analysis. Most important, fuzzy sets can be carefully tailored to fit evolving theoretical concepts, sharpening quantitative tools with in-depth knowledge gained through qualitative, case-oriented inquiry. This book will revolutionize research methods not only in sociology, political science, and anthropology but in any field of inquiry dealing with complex patterns of causation.

Über den Autor

Charles Ragin is professor of sociology and political science at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy-Sets and Beyond and The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780226702773
ISBN-10:	0226702774
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ragin, Charles C
Auflage:	2nd edition
Hersteller:	University of Chicago Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	228 x 156 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Charles C Ragin
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.08.2000
Gewicht:	0,499 kg