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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226702774
ISBN-139780226702773
eBay Product ID (ePID)1648366
Product Key Features
Number of Pages370 Pages
Publication NameFuzzy-Set Social Science
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
SubjectMethodology, Research, Set Theory
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles C. Ragin
Subject AreaMathematics, Social Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-086553
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal300/.1/511322
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Diversity-Oriented Research 1. Diversity-Oriented Research: Between Complexity and Generality 2. Constituting Populations 3. Studying Cases as Configurations 4. Causal Complexity 5. The Logic of Diversity-Oriented Research Part Two: Fuzzy-Set Methods 6. Fuzzy Sets and the Study of Diversity 7. Using Fuzzy Sets to Constitute Cases and Populations 8. Fuzzy Sets and Necessary Conditions 9. Using Fuzzy Sets to Study Sufficient Conditions 10. Causal Complexity: Applying Fuzzy-Set Methods 11. Fuzzy Sets and the Dialogue between Ideas and Evidence Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn 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 will revolutionize research methods not only in sociology, political science, and anthropology but in any field of inquiry dealing with complex patterns of causation., 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 will revolutionize research methods not only in sociology, political science, and anthropology but in any field of inquiry dealing with complex patterns of causation.
LC Classification NumberH62.R233 2000
