This volume discusses ethstatistics - the interpretative study of the construction and use of statistics in social research - and will be of equal interest to qualitative and quantitative researchers across the social sciences. On the understanding that the development of a statistic is inherently a qualitative act, the author shows how this act can be studied and analyzed. The interpretative factors in statistical work can be demonstrated at a variety of levels; Gephart shows how each can be usefully illuminated through the use of ethstatistics to produce more effective, reflexive social research.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sage Publications Inc
ISBN-10
0803930267
ISBN-13
9780803930261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96064290
Product Key Features
Author
Robert P. Gephart
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Studies: General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Height
215mm
Width
139mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks
Series Title
Qualitative Research Methods
Author Biography
I completed my PhD in 1979 at the University of British Columbia. My fields of interest include: Organizational analysis Safety, loss and environmental management Research methods