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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100803918046
ISBN-139780803918047
eBay Product ID (ePID)1265691
Product Key Features
Number of Pages279 Pages
Publication NameConceptualization and Measurement in the Social Sciences
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1982
SubjectMethodology, Research, Statistics
TypeTextbook
AuthorHubert M. Blalock Jr.
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN81-023269
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal300/.28
Table Of ContentIntroductionFundamental Measurement, Scaling, and Dimensionality IssuesThe Comparability of MeasuresCategorical Variables, Conceptualization, and ComparabilitySome Implications of Omitting Variables from Causal ExplanationsThe Confounding of Variables and Oversimplified InterpretationsAggregation and Measurement Error in Macro-AnalysesAppendixAssessing Comparability with Multiple Indicators
SynopsisThis is the paperback edition of the classic Conceptualization and Measurement in the Social Sciences , first published in hardback in 1982. Blalock challenges social scientists to move beyond simple manipulation of numbers, for he believes that significant advances in methods are impossible without conceptual developments to give them meaning. He carefully describes the relationship between theory and method, examining central issues such as the generalizability and comparability of measurements, and the omission of important variables when analyzing data.