Screen LibraryA quantitative tour of the social sciences
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 350 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521861984 (hardback) 0521861985 (hardback) 9780521680035 (pbk.) 0521680034 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | C03 |
| CLC: | C03 |
| Call Number: | C03/Q17 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-338) and index. Introduction and overview -- What's in a number? Definitions of fairness and political representation -- The allure and limitations of mathematical modeling : game theory and trench warfare -- Historical background of quantitative social science -- Sources of historical data -- Historical perspectives on international exchange rates -- Historical data and demography in Europe and the Americas -- Learning from economic data -- Econometric forecasting and the flow of information -- Two studies of interest rates and monetary policy -- Models and theories in sociology -- Explanations of the raci This overview gives an accessible, non-technical sense of how quantitative research is done in the social sciences. Upon finishing this book, the reader should have a sense of the different models and different ways of thinking in economics, history, sociology, political science and psychology. |