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Philosophical Foundations of Quantitative Research Methodology
Chong Ho Yu
出版
University Press of America
, 2006
主題
Education / Reference
Education / Statistics
Education / Research
Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
Philosophy / General
Philosophy / Methodology
Political Science / General
Psychology / General
Psychology / Research & Methodology
Social Science / General
Social Science / Research
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
076183429X
9780761834298
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FSYnAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
This book is a crystallization of author Chong Ho Yu's contemplation on the meaning of quantitative methods from the perspectives of history and the philosophy of science. Emphasizing the importance of a data analyst 'always knowing where the numbers come from, ' Yu broadens the search to include a gamut of questions exploring the foundations of quantitative research. These questions include: How did the Fisherian and Pearsonian frameworks originate? Is quantitative methodology based upon logical positivism? How could statisticians synthesize abductive, deductive, and inductive methods while they are substantively different in their logics? How could researchers make a causal inference while a strong correlation does not necessarily entail a causal structure? This informative book is written for readers with an intermediate knowledge of statistics and philosophy
