Causality and causal modelling in the social sciences
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[Book]
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measuring variations /
First Statement of Responsibility
Federica Russo
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[Dordrecht] :
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Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 235 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
SERIES
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Methodos series ;
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v. 5
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-229) and index
REPRODUCTION NOTE
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Also available in print
CONTENTS NOTE
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What do social scientists do? -- Probabilistic approaches -- Methodology of causal modelling -- Epistemology of causal modelling -- Methodological consequences : objective Bayesianism -- Methodological consequences : mechanisms and levels of causation -- Supporting the rationale of variation