200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1972, this book combines concepts from the philosophy of science and statistics with social science techniques to form a methodological text for all those engaged in the social sciences and in management. It details the processes of inquiry – namely description, explanation, evaluation and prediction – and shows the role they play in prescriptive decision-making. It is argued... Read more
Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Descriptive Decision 3. Explanatory Decision: The Deductive Pattern of Explanation 4. Laws in Explanation 5. Behavioural Research 6. Statistical Generalization and Measurement 7. Teleological and Genetic Explanations 8. Models and Theories 9. Predictive Decision 10. Evaluative Decision 11. Prescriptive Decision 12. An Overall View; Index
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O’Shaughnessy John
