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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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/16447 |