Making Social Sciences More Scientific: The Need for Predictive Models

by Rein Taagepera

Book Overview

In his challenging new book Rein Taagepera argues that society needs more from social sciences than they have delivered. One reason for falling short is that social sciences have depended excessively on regression and other statistical approaches, neglecting logical model building. Science is not only about the empirical 'What is?' but also very much about the conceptual 'How should it be on logical grounds?' Statistical approaches are essentially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199534667
• ISBN13: 9780199534661
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"