The Philosophy Of Quantitative Methods Understanding Statistics

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: en
ISBN-10: 0190222050
ISBN-13: 9780190222055
Page Count: 169
Categories: Philosophy
Description: The Philosophy of Quantitative Methods undertakes a philosophical examination of a number of important quantitative research methods within the behavioral sciences in order to overcome the non-critical approaches typically provided by textbooks. These research methods are exploratory data analysis, statistical significance testing, Bayesian confirmation theory and statistics, meta-analysis, and exploratory factor analysis. Further readings are provided to extend the reader’s overall understanding of these methods.