Science Outside the Laboratory - Measurement in Field Science and Economics

Zusatztext In Science Outside the Laboratory, Marcel Boumans addresses the less familiar of science's Janus faces-not the realm of detached investigation aimed at eternal truth, but the sources of our understanding for our most urgent quotidian concerns. How can science provide reliable numbers to support decision-making in a messy world? Drawing on a deep well of historical knowledge, Boumans explores the parts of science that are too often taken for granted-quantification, measurement, and observation-and the problems of extracting reliable conclusions from uncertain information. This important book should be read by historians, philosophers, and scientific practitioners alike. Informationen zum Autor Marcel Boumans is historian and philosopher of science at the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam. His main research focus is on understanding empirical research practices in economics from a philosophy of science-in-practice perspective. He is particularly interested in the practices of measurement and modeling and the role of mathematics in social science. Klappentext Social science experiments often cannot be analyzed under controlled conditions, as many take place outside a laboratory. None-the-less, measurement provides scientists with a sound basis for collecting and analyzing the results of field research. Zusammenfassung Social science experiments often cannot be analyzed under controlled conditions, as many take place outside a laboratory. None-the-less, measurement provides scientists with a sound basis for collecting and analyzing the results of field research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Measurement Chapter 3: Calculus of Observations Chapter 4: The Problem of Passive Observation Chapter 5: Clinical Judgement Chapter 6: Consensus Chapter 7: Conclusions

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• Authors: Marcel Boumans, Marcel (Associate Professor of History an Boumans, Marcel (Associate Professor of History and Methodology of Economics Boumans, Boumans Marcel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2015
• EAN: 9780199388288
• ISBN: 978-0-19-938828-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MATHEMATICS / Applied, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic statistics, Social research & statistics, Applied mathematics, Social research and statistics, Economic theory and philosophy, Econometrics and economic statistics