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BL
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| Record Number
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585192
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GB98Y7090b414411
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| Main Entry
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Kaplan, Abraham,1918-1993
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| Title & Author
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The conduct of inquiry : : methodology for behavioral science /\ Abraham Kaplan ; with a new introduction by Charles Wolf, Jr
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| Publication Statement
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New Brunswick, N.J. :: Transaction Publishers,, c1998
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xxiii, 428 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0765804484 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780765804488 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Originally published: San Francisco : Chandler Pub. Co., 1964
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-416) and indexes
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| Contents
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Methodology. Logic-in-use and reconstructed logic -- Logic and psychology -- The task of methodology -- "Scientific method" in behavioral science -- Concepts. The empirical basis -- Functions of concepts -- Theoretical terms -- Openness of meaning -- Specification of meaning -- Concepts in behavioral science -- Laws. Functions of laws -- The content of laws -- Types of laws -- Laws in behavioral science -- Experiment. The process of observation -- Observation in behavioral science -- Functions of experiment -- The structure of experiment -- Experiment in behavioral science -- Measurement. Functions of measurement -- The structure of measurement -- Scales -- Validity -- Measurement in behavioral science -- Statistics. Functions of statistics -- Probability and induction -- Statistical description -- Statistical hypotheses -- Statistics in behavioral science -- Models. The structure of models -- Functions of models -- Shortcomings of models -- Models in behavioral science -- Theories. Theories and laws -- Functions of theories -- Validation of theories -- Theories in behavioral science -- Explanation. The pattern model -- The deductive model -- Explanation and prediction -- Functions of explanation -- Explanation in behavioral science -- Values. Values in inquiry -- Theory of value -- Behavioral science and policy -- The future of behavioral science
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| Subject
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Social sciences-- Methodology
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Behavior
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Logic
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Research Design
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| Dewey Classification
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300/.7/2
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| LC Classification
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H61.K24 1998
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