Fuzzy Set Analysis for Behavioral and Social Sciences

Introduction: Why Fuzzy Sets?.- 1. Fuzzy Set Theory: The Basics.- 2. Is Fuzzy Set Theory Realistic?.- 3. Fuzzy Scales and Measurement.- 4. Fuzziness and Internal Category Structure.- 5. Intercategory Relations and Taxonomic Analysis.- 6. Fuzzy Set Theory and Nonlinear Models.- 7. Prediction and Fuzzy Logic.- Epilogue: From Words to Numbers and Back Again.- Technical Glossary.- References.- Author Index.

List of contents

Introduction: Why Fuzzy Sets?.- 1. Fuzzy Set Theory: The Basics.- 2. Is Fuzzy Set Theory Realistic?.- 3. Fuzzy Scales and Measurement.- 4. Fuzziness and Internal Category Structure.- 5. Intercategory Relations and Taxonomic Analysis.- 6. Fuzzy Set Theory and Nonlinear Models.- 7. Prediction and Fuzzy Logic.- Epilogue: From Words to Numbers and Back Again.- Technical Glossary.- References.- Author Index.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Smithson
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9780387964317
• ISBN: 978-0-387-96431-7
• No. of pages: 327
• Weight: 510 g
• Illustrations: VII, 327 p.
• Series: Recent Research in Psychology; Recent Research in Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works