La mesure comme représentation de l’objet
In this article we examine the status and the role of interpretation in the measurement process, from the point of view of mixed methods. Starting with Abraham Kaplan’s definition of “measurement as the assignment of numbers to objects (or events or situations) in accord with some rule defining prop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Sociologies |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/sociologies/3435 |
| Summary: | In this article we examine the status and the role of interpretation in the measurement process, from the point of view of mixed methods. Starting with Abraham Kaplan’s definition of “measurement as the assignment of numbers to objects (or events or situations) in accord with some rule defining properties that can be quantified”, we state that measurement is produced through a set of different interpretations at various moments during the research process. It cannot be seen only as a reduction of complexity and a quantification of reality since it is also a way of restoring complexity and quality. Measurement must be understood in relation with all the other knowledge operations. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-2655 |