Description: Fuzzy-Set Social ScienceAuthor(s): Charles Ragin Format: Paperback Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 9780226702773, 978-0226702773 Synopsis In this innovative approach to the practice of social science, Charles Ragin explores the use of fuzzy sets to bridge the divide between quantitative and qualitative methods. Paradoxically, the fuzzy set is a powerful tool because it replaces an unwieldy, "fuzzy" instrument (the variable, which establishes only the positions of cases relative to each other) with a precise one (degree of membership in a well-defined set). Ragin argues that fuzzy sets allow a far richer dialogue between ideas and evidence in social research than previously possible. They let quantitative researchers abandon "homogenizing assumptions" about cases and causes, they extend diversity-oriented research strategies, and they provide a powerful connection between theory and data analysis. Most important, fuzzy sets can be carefully tailored to fit evolving theoretical concepts, sharpening quantitative tools with in-depth knowledge gained through qualitative, case-oriented inquiry. This book should revolutionize research methods not only in sociology, political science and anthropology but in any field of inquiry dealing with complex patterns of causation.
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Book Title: Fuzzy-Set Social Science
Number of Pages: 370 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Fuzzy-Set Social Science
Publisher: T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Mathematics
Item Height: 233 mm
Item Weight: 556 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Charles Ragin
Subject Area: Social Research
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
