BAILEY: TYPOLOGIES AND TAXONOMIES (PAPER): AN INTRODUCTIONTO CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES: An Introduction to Classification Techniques - Couverture souple

Bailey, Kenneth D.

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ISBN 10 : 0803952597 ISBN 13 : 9780803952591

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1994

Synopsis

How do we group different subjects on a variety of variables? Should we use a classification procedure in which only the concepts are classified (typology), one in which only empirical entities are classified (taxonomy), or a combination of both?

Kenneth D Bailey addresses these questions and shows how classification methods can be used to improve research. Beginning with an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of classification procedures, the book covers topics such as: clustering procedures including agglomerative and divisive methods; the relationship among various classification techniques; how clustering methods compare with related statistical techniques; classification resources; and software packages fo

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Subfield

Research methods, theory, demography and ecology.
Selected Publications

Methods of Social Research. Fourth Edition. 1994.

Sociology and the New Systems Theory. 1994.

"Structure, Structuration, and Autopoiesis." Current Perspectives in Social Theory, 1998.

"Systems Theory" in Jonathan Turner (ed.), Handbook of Sociological Theory, 2001.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803952597
• ISBN 13: 9780803952591
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 90
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible