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9780761834298

Philosophical Foundations of Quantitative Research Methodology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761834298

  • ISBN10:

    076183429X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-04-26
  • Publisher: UPA
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Summary

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. This informative book is written for readers with an intermediate knowledge of statistics and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Philosophy of the Fisherian and Pearsonian Schools 1(22)
Chapter 2 Misconceived links between positivism and quantitative research 23(22)
Chapter 3 Logics of Abduction, Deduction, and Induction 45(20)
Chapter 4 Philosophy of mathematics and quantitative research 65(16)
Chapter 5 Philosophical issues of factor analysis 81(22)
Chapter 6 Causal inferences and Duhem—Quine thesis 103(20)
Chapter 7 Causal Markov condition, faithfulness assumption, and virtual intervention 123(14)
Chapter 8 Statistical God of the gaps? 137(8)
References 145(24)
Index 169

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