Science Outside the Laboratory - Measurement in Field Science and Economics (Hardcover)

The conduct of most of social science occurs outside the laboratory. Such studies in field science explore phenomena that cannot for practical, technical, or ethical reasons be explored under controlled conditions. These phenomena cannot be fully isolated from their environment or investigated by manipulation or intervention. Yet measurement, including rigorous or clinical measurement, does provide analysts with a sound basis for discerning what occurs under field conditions, and why. Science Outside the Laboratory explores the state of measurement theory, its reliability, and the role expert judgment plays in field investigations from the perspective of the philosophy of science. Its discussion of the problems of passive observation, the calculus of observation, the two-model problem, and model-based consensus uses illustrations drawn primarily from economics. The treatment clarifies the extent to which measurement provides valid information about objects and events in field sciences, but also has implications for measurement in the laboratory.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Marcel Boumans (Associate Professor of History and Methodology of Economics)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-938828-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Econometrics > Economic statistics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-938828-8
Barcode:	9780199388288

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