The Logic of Science in Sociology

ISBN-13: 9781138536623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 139 str.

Walter Wallace

Opis

The subject of this book is limited to the abstract form or "logic" of science (as applied particularly to scientific sociology)

Spis treści

Preface, 1 Introduction, 2 Observations; Measurement, Sample Summarization, and Parameter Estimation; Empirical Generalizations, 3 Empirical Generalizations; Concept Formation, Proposition Formation, and Proposition Arrangement; Theories, 4 Theories; Logical Deduction; Hypotheses; Interpretation, Instrumentation, Scaling, and Sampling, 5 Tests of Hypotheses; Decisions to Accept or Reject Hypotheses; Logical Inference; Theories, 6 Theories, 7 Conclusions, References, Index

O autorze

Walter Wallace