Conceptualization and measurement in the social sciences

Author(s)

• Blalock, Hubert M.

Bibliographic Information

Conceptualization and measurement in the social sciences

Hubert M. Blalock, Jr

Sage, c1982

Note

Bibliography: p. 273-279

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the paperback edition of the classic Conceptualization and Measurement in the Social Sciences, first published in hardback in 1982. Blalock challenges social scientists to move beyond simple manipulation of numbers, for he believes that significant advances in methods are impossible without conceptual developments to give them meaning. He carefully describes the relationship between theory and method, examining central issues such as the generalizability and comparability of measurements, and the omission of important variables when analyzing data.

Table of Contents

Introduction Fundamental Measurement, Scaling, and Dimensionality Issues The Comparability of Measures Categorical Variables, Conceptualization, and Comparability Some Implications of Omitting Variables from Causal Explanations The Confounding of Variables and Oversimplified Interpretations Aggregation and Measurement Error in Macro-Analyses Appendix Assessing Comparability with Multiple Indicators

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA0711263X
• ISBN:
  • 0803918046
• LCCN: 81023269
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Beverly Hills ; London
• Pages/Volumes: 285 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HA29
  • DC19 : 300/.28
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Social sciences. Statistical methods
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Statistical methods
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Methodology