realism, naturalism, and quantitative methods in the behavioral sciences /
First Statement of Responsibility
J.D. Trout.
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction: Realism and Naturalism in the Philosophy of Science -- 2. Measurement as Population-Guided Estimation -- 3. Realism: Minimal and Robust -- 4. Measured Realism -- 5. Statistical Designs as Instruments -- 6. Statistical Testing and the World's Contribution to Rationality -- 7. Diverse Tests on an Independent World -- 8. Failed Attempts: The Frailties of Narrative Methods -- 9. Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Trout advances scientific realism as a behavioural science. He introduces measured realism which characterizes a kind of uneven but indisputable theoretical progress in the social and psychological sciences.