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Fuzzy Set Social Science
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Author : Charles C. Ragin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2000-08
Fuzzy Set Social Science written by Charles C. Ragin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08 with Mathematics categories.
In this innovative approach to the practice of social scienceÇharles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitive and qualitative methods. He argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible.
Redesigning Social Inquiry
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Author : Charles C. Ragin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-05-15
Redesigning Social Inquiry written by Charles C. Ragin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-15 with Social Science categories.
For over twenty years Charles C. Ragin has been at the forefront of the development of innovative methods for social scientists. In Redesigning Social Inquiry, he continues his campaign to revitalize the field, challenging major aspects of the conventional template for social science research while offering a clear alternative. Redesigning Social Inquiry provides a substantive critique of the standard approach to social research—namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. Instead, Ragin proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Through a series of contrasts between fuzzy-set analysis and conventional quantitative research, Ragin demonstrates the capacity for set-theoretic methods to strengthen connections between qualitative researchers’ deep knowledge of their cases and quantitative researchers’ elaboration of cross-case patterns. Packed with useful examples, Redesigning Social Inquiry will be indispensable to experienced professionals and to budding scholars about to embark on their first project.
Fuzzy Set Theory
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Author : Michael Smithson
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2006-02-17
Fuzzy Set Theory written by Michael Smithson and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-17 with Mathematics categories.
This book introduces fuzzy set theory to social science researchers. Fuzzy sets are categories with blurred boundaries. With classical sets, objects are either in the set or not, but objects can belong partially to more than one fuzzy set at a time. Many concepts in the social sciences have this characteristic, and fuzzy set theory provides methods for systematically dealing with them. A primary reason for not going beyond programmatic statements and rather unsophisticated uses of fuzzy set theory has been the lack of practical methods for combining fuzzy set concepts with statistical methods. This monograph takes that topic as its major focus, and provides explicit guides for researchers who would like to harness fuzzy set concepts while being able to make statistical inferences and test their models. Real examples and data-sets from several disciplines illustrate the techniques and applications, demonstrating how a combination of fuzzy sets and statistics enable researchers to analyze their data in new ways.
Fuzzy Set Analysis For Behavioral And Social Sciences
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Author : Michael Smithson
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Fuzzy Set Analysis For Behavioral And Social Sciences written by Michael Smithson and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Psychology categories.
Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences
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Author : Badredine Arfi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-07-14
Linguistic Fuzzy Logic Methods In Social Sciences written by Badredine Arfi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The modern origin of fuzzy sets, fuzzy algebra, fuzzy decision making, and “computing with words” is conventionally traced to Lotfi Zadeh’s publication in 1965 of his path-breaking refutation of binary set theory. In a sixteen-page article, modestly titled “Fuzzy Sets” and published in the journal Information and Control, Zadeh launched a multi-disciplinary revolution. The start was relatively slow, but momentum gathered quickly. From 1970 to 1979 there were about 500 journal publications with the word fuzzy in the title; from 2000 to 2009 there were more than 35,000. At present, citations to Zadeh’s publications are running at a rate of about 1,500-2,000 per year, and this rate continues to rise. Almost all applications of Zadeh’s ideas have been in highly technical scientific fields, not in the social sciences. Zadeh was surprised by this development. In a personal note he states: “When I wrote my l965 paper, I expected that fuzzy set theory would be applied primarily in the realm of human sciences. Contrary to my expectation, fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic are applied in the main in physical and engineering sciences.” In fact, the first comprehensive examination of fuzzy sets by a social scientist did not appear until 1987, a full twenty-two years after the publication of Zadeh’s seminal article, when Michael Smithson, an Australian psychologist, published Fuzzy Set Analysis for Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Constructing Social Research
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Author : Charles C. Ragin
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2018-03-30
Constructing Social Research written by Charles C. Ragin and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-30 with Social Science categories.
The updated Third Edition of this innovative text shows the unity within the diversity of activities called social research to help students understand how all social researchers construct representations of social life using theories, systematic data collection, and careful examination of that data. The book tackles questions like "What is social research?", "How does it differ from journalism, documentary film-making, or laboratory research in the natural sciences?", and "What is the researcher′s obligation to those he or she is studying?" Updated throughout with new references and examples, this edition is designed to evoke challenging questions regarding the nature of representation and the ethical challenges facing social scientific researchers. The text moves beyond standard research challenges to push readers to see the complex relationships among ethics, ideas, evidence, and outcomes.
Configurational Comparative Methods
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Author : Benoît Rihoux
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2009
Configurational Comparative Methods written by Benoît Rihoux and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Reference categories.
This new addition to the Applied Social Research Methods series is unrivalled, it is written by leaders in the growing field of rigorous, comparative techniques.
Social Science Concepts
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Author : Gary Goertz
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2006
Social Science Concepts written by Gary Goertz and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
To develop theories and research designs requires concepts. Gary Goertz provides advice on the construction and use of social science concepts and their use in case selection and theories. He also cites examples from political science and sociology to illustrate the theoretical and practical issues of concept construction and use.
Set Theoretic Methods For The Social Sciences
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Author : Carsten Q. Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Set Theoretic Methods For The Social Sciences written by Carsten Q. Schneider and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Mathematics categories.
A 'user's guide' to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and the methodological family of set-theoretic methods in social science.
Fuzzy Set Approach To Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
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Author : Achille A. Lemmi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-12-06
Fuzzy Set Approach To Multidimensional Poverty Measurement written by Achille A. Lemmi and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-06 with Business & Economics categories.
This volume brings together advanced thinking on the multidimensional measurement of poverty. This includes the theoretical background, applications to cross-sections using contemporary European examples, and longitudinal aspects of multidimensional fuzzy poverty analysis that pay particular attention to the transitory, or impermanent, conditions that often occur during transitions to market economies. The research is up-to-date and international.