Methodology
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- Center for Sociocybernetics Studies, Bonn
- Sociocybernetics is the application of systems thinking and cybernetic principles in sociology and other social sciences in order to analyse social phenomena regarding their complexity and dynamics.
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- Cross-impact Balance Analysis
- CIB is a highly flexible cross-impact method used in scenario analysis to analyse the interactions of events, trends, or states in social systems. In English and German.
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- General Semantics
- A critical analysis of the theoretical foundations of Korzybski's general semantics featuring many papers, commentary, and discussions.
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- Latent Semantic Analysis
- A mathematical/statistical technique for extracting and representing the similarity of meaning of words and passages by analysis of large bodies of text.
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- Max Weber's Approach to Objectivity in Social Science
- This essay, by Steve Hoenisch, seeks to shed light on Weber's view of the applicability of objectivity by attempting to answer the overarching question that sits at the foundation of his approach: Was Weber an advocate of value-free social science?
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- RM Institute - Research Methods Knowledge
- The knowledge base of social science research methods. It focus on measurements and modeling issues.
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- Semac -- Semantic Analysis Software
- The concept of semantic activity that is claimed to proceed as well from single words as from word co-occurrences. This equalization rests upon graph theory.
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- The Bell Curve: Anatomy of an Analysis
- The interpretations proffered in Herrnstein and Murray's book, "The Bell Curve", are not supported by reanalysis of their data.
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- The Web Center for Social Research Methods
- Resources for applied social research and evaluation including a complete online research methods text, course resources, and researcher tools.
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- Grounded Theory Online
- Seeks to inform --but not to persuade-- novice researchers thinking about using Glaserian Grounded Theory. Some fee may apply.
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- Introduction to Grounded Theory
- Steve Borgatti defines grounded theory as a method of using empirical data without preconceived theories. Also, explains tools and resources for interpreting this gathered information.
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- Content- and Text-Analysis Resources
- Bibliographies, research, software and electronic texts by Matthias Romppel.
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- Qualitative Research Resources
- Information on qualitative data analysis, software, and references lists. By James Drisko, Smith College.
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- Qualitative Research in Information Systems
- aims to provide qualitative researchers in IS - and those wanting to know how to do qualitative research - with useful information on the conduct, evaluation and publication of qualitative research.