QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE: LOGIC AND UTILITY OF THE USE OF QUANTIFICATION IN THE EXPLANATIONS OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA

The article presents a theoretical analysis on methodological foundations (not only procedural) of so-called "quantitative methods" in social science research, which are often – but mistakenly – reduced to the idea of "quantification techniques". The article presents and discusse...

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Main Author: Marília Patta Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2013-11-01
Series:Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/16447