TRUST IN NUMBERS
A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantification What accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative in the first place. Theodore Porter argues that a better understanding of the attractions of quantification in business, government, and social research brings a fresh perspective to its role in psychology, physics, and medicine. Quantitative rigor is not inherent in science but arises from political and social pressures, and objectivity derives its impetus from cultural contexts. In a new preface, the author sheds light on the current infatuation with quantitative methods, particularly at the intersection of science and bureaucracy.
yazar | Theodore M. Porter |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.6 x 1.93 x 23.39 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 18 Ağustos 2020 |
18,9 x 0,2 x 24,6 cm ERWIN N GRISWOLD 1 Ocak 2017 WADE H MCCREE Kolektif 18,9 x 0,5 x 24,6 cm 18 Ağustos 2020 3 Ocak 2017 18,9 x 0,4 x 24,6 cm 15 x 0,5 x 22 cm 18,9 x 0,3 x 24,6 cm 18,9 x 0,6 x 24,6 cm ROBERT H BORK 28 Şubat 2018 Mdpi AG 28 Ekim 2011 Additional Contributors 30 Ekim 2011
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yazar | Theodore M. Porter |
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isbn 10 | 0691208417 |
isbn 13 | 978-0691208411 |
Yayımcı | Princeton Univers. Press |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.6 x 1.93 x 23.39 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı TRUST IN NUMBERS | 18 Ağustos 2020 |
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