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The conduct of inquiry :

0765804484 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9780765804488 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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The conduct of inquiry :

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methodology for behavioral science /

Abraham Kaplan ; with a new introduction by Charles Wolf, Jr

New Brunswick, N.J. :

Transaction Publishers,

c1998

xxiii, 428 p. :

ill. ;

23 cm

Originally published: San Francisco : Chandler Pub. Co., 1964

Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-416) and indexes

Methodology. Logic-in-use and reconstructed logic -- Logic and psychology -- The task of methodology -- "Scientific method" in behavioral science -- Concepts. The empirical basis -- Functions of concepts -- Theoretical terms -- Openness of meaning -- Specification of meaning -- Concepts in behavioral science -- Laws. Functions of laws -- The content of laws -- Types of laws -- Laws in behavioral science -- Experiment. The process of observation -- Observation in behavioral science -- Functions of experiment -- The structure of experiment -- Experiment in behavioral science -- Measurement. Functions of measurement -- The structure of measurement -- Scales -- Validity -- Measurement in behavioral science -- Statistics. Functions of statistics -- Probability and induction -- Statistical description -- Statistical hypotheses -- Statistics in behavioral science -- Models. The structure of models -- Functions of models -- Shortcomings of models -- Models in behavioral science -- Theories. Theories and laws -- Functions of theories -- Validation of theories -- Theories in behavioral science -- Explanation. The pattern model -- The deductive model -- Explanation and prediction -- Functions of explanation -- Explanation in behavioral science -- Values. Values in inquiry -- Theory of value -- Behavioral science and policy -- The future of behavioral science

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Social sciences-- Methodology

Behavior

Logic

Research Design

Kaplan, Abraham,1918-1993

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